ZeplaHQ, an American Twitch streamer who was living near the city of Kyiv, shares her story of how she escaped Ukraine within the first few hours of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Jessica "ZeplaHQ" is a streamer who lived in Ukraine up until a few days ago. She worked as an English teacher before transitioning to Twitch and YouTube.
During the first few hours of the crisis, fans desperately tried to warn her, especially since she was living near the capital Kyiv.
After sharing that she was alive and well in Poland, she continued to give updates as tensions erupted across the land. She returned to Twitch today to give more insights about how she came to learn of the perilous situation, sharing that her moderator on Discord called her to try and see if she was ok.
She then stated that at the time that the news broke, she was fast asleep and was confused as to why so many people were trying to get a hold of her.
She then became slightly emotional while recalling the events, sharing that she was panicking about the situation.
After taking a short break to collect herself, she then said that the call she received was what potentially saved her from the conflict, or even being drafted.
Users reacted to ZeplaHQ's story, with some sharing clarifications about who she is.
With the Ukraine-Russia crisis still developing, more stories like this are bound to be told.
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