In spring 2022, a mother and her nine-year-old daughter escaped Eastern Ukraine through a coordinated journey spanning Poland, Germany, and Mexico. A final private-aircraft leg brought them into Orlando.
The operation continued beyond the airport with temporary housing in Melbourne and community support. Organizational reporting also described funded medical personnel and humanitarian cargo shipments. Because the aircraft and operators for those shipments were not publicly identified, this page distinguishes the confirmed family transport from the broader support effort.
“This is what we're supposed to do as humans to help others.”Dan Newlin - organizational release, May 2022