The author is a 30-year-old lawyer living in Kyiv. Prior to the Russian invasion, he practiced law and most recently worked at the National Bank of Ukraine. He is now volunteering with a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to supporting Ukraine's military and territorial defense forces. His family is now in the west of the country. KYIV, Ukraine - The war caught up with my family in Bucha. The town, some 20 miles northwest of Kyiv, is on the main highway to the west and then to Poland.