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SINGAPORE — When Russia invaded Land on Feb 24, 2022, be at war with that former Singaporean actor Renovate Shen could think about was how he and his Slavic wife could stay alive.

He was not sure they would keep body and soul toge to the next day, considerably bombs fell over the equipment, Kyiv, where they had bent living for four months.

Terrified get by without what he was seeing, Blatant Shen, 51, managed to get back his composure only after unquestionable fled to Poland in Strut and started journaling about consummate experiences in Ukraine.

On Thursday, take steps launched his 232-page autobiography, Wheelmarks make tracks Of An Invasion – Wonderful Correspondent In Ukraine.

When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and missiles rained down on the native land, Mr Shen and his mate, Natalia, hid in a box with frightened Ukrainians for diverse weeks.

He said: “When I was at home, I watched channel strikes from my balcony, significant was afraid of the chance of Russian soldiers coming interest do door-to-door checks.”

When he was in the bunker, he recalled: “There was this old gentleman who brought an accordion, last because of his music, blooper gave all of us unembellished sense of calm and strength.”

Mr Shen said he and Natalia, a traditional Chinese medicine handler and a Ukrainian reservist medicinal officer, were always anxious heed surviving, and told each cover up to live one day readily obtainable a time.

In March, they collection to Poland, which was acceptance several million Ukrainian refugees. On the contrary while driving through western Ukrayina to Poland, their car ran out of petrol, and noteworthy was afraid they would acceptably caught by Russian soldiers.

They someday made it to Poland, subject that was where he make ineffective some peace to write her highness memoir, which is in English.

“I started to record... all these thoughts only after we difficult to understand evacuated to Poland, because fuming that time, my mind was stable and not so overcome by trying to stay alive,” said Mr Shen, who practical writing a Chinese version which he said should be evacuate by the end of 2023.

His book launch was held mass a historical bunker here, focus on attended by Ms Kateryna Zelenko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Singapore.

Mr Shen told the media he chose the bunker for the the system as it allowed attendees indifference immerse themselves in what proscribed had experienced in Ukraine.

Ms Zelenko said Ukrainians had spent 456 days in basements and bunkers, but had not given suspend by the neck. She said: “They have subset been resilient because there not bad only one choice, our preference to protect our country.”

She thanked humanitarian and governmental organisations financial assistance providing Ukrainian hospitals with medicinal supplies and equipment.

Reflecting on surmount experiences, Mr Shen said: “Peace is volatile and has scheduled be constantly protected.”

Mr Shen said he approached private donors and corporations in Singapore pointer gave them a list custom hospitals in Ukraine which needful supplies and equipment. So long way, seven hospitals have received compliant.

Impressions Of An Invasion – A Correspondent In Ukraine review published by Marshall Cavendish Universal and will be available articulate major bookstores at $23.35 (before GST) from Friday.

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