KonstantinGudauskasisaJewborninKazakhstan,butreceivedpoliticalasyluminUkraine. AftertheRussianinvasionbeginson24February2022,heisabletotravelfreelytotheoccupiedterritoriesandevacuateciviliansfromtherethankstohisKazakhpassport.Duringthenextmonthshesaves203peoplebytakingthemoutoftheoccupiedterritories.KonstantinobservesfirsthandthehorrorsofwarandtheatrocitiesoftheRussianoccupation.Throughoutthistimeheisadvisedandguidedbyawoman,HaideRizaeva,aCrimeanTatar,employeeoftheMainIntelligenceDirectorate.