She came in 2022 when the situation was looking a lot worse. Russia occupied a much larger % of Ukraine, and it wasn't clear that Ukraine could stop them. Russia was also having success during and after 2022 in destroying infrastructure: for awhile gasoline and diesel was in short supply, and the Ukrainian power grid was nearly destroyed. Both issues have been fixed since. But had things gone differently entire cities probably would have had to be evacuated.

Another issue is economic: she might not have been able to get work in Ukraine, as the economy is certainly being harmed by the war, especially earlier on . She clearly could in the US.

But yes, in hindsight she moved to somewhere that in her case was probably more dangerous for her personally. Especially as she was poor enough to need to take public transit.

Of course, it's not as simple as that. Not everyone can deal with the constant Russian attacks. Having to be sleeping in shelters to be safe at night takes a big toll on many people; the alternative of knowing that Russian drones are flying around, quite possibly killing you, isn't good either.

Some people deal with that really well – I know people who can sleep through nearby explosions. Other people do not. I personally am somewhere in between: I can't easily sleep though it. But fear doesn't really bother me.