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Former Miss Ukraine Veronika Didusenko Recalls Harrowing Escape from Ukraine

“Extra’s” Billy Bush spoke to a former Miss Ukraine winner, who discussed her journey with her young son to escape Kyiv.

Veronika Didusenko, who was crowned Miss Ukraine in 2018, and her 7-year-old son were awoken on the first day of the invasion by the sounds of air raid sirens and explosions, and they joined thousands of others on the road to evacuate.

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