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