The war, corruption, the rise of militant nationalism all placed this family under pressure.wo further events forced them to make a dramatic choice to undertake Aliyah to Israel. The good news of Oksana’s pregnancy and the demoralising news of Aleksey’s sudden unemployment, led them to conclude that Aliyah was their best option.
They are now happily settled in Israel with their nine year old daughter, Vitalina, and their expected baby will be born in Israel.