Everything changed for Alina Zholtisheva and her daughter Nika, 9 years old, when the war in Ukraine broke out.
Now they have come to Gothenburg, here they have gained new security and meet both deaf Swedes and deaf Ukrainians through the association Deaf refugees welcome, which is usually seen at the City Mission's meeting place for Ukrainian refugees.
There is also a folk high school for the deaf.
But the Ukrainian refugees must be distributed between Sweden's municipalities to create a more even reception of refugees - and it raises concerns among the deaf to have to move to municipalities where, for example, there are no schools or associations for the deaf.
150 deaf Ukrainians have fled to Sweden
In total, about 150 deaf Ukrainians have come to Sweden since the start of the war, according to the network Deaf Refugees welcome, which works to ensure that deaf refugees can live in places where there are connections for the deaf.
According to the Swedish Migration Agency, the authority tries to take several aspects into account when placing placements, but it is not possible to guarantee someone to live in a particular municipality.
- We feel very safe and happy that we just came to Gothenburg, we have received very nice support here from both deaf and hard of hearing.
I do not know what will happen if we end up somewhere else where there are not so many deaf people, I am worried that we will be isolated, says Alina Zjoltysjeva.
See why Alina Zholtysheva is worried about being isolated and the Swedish Migration Board's response - but only about those first days after the invasion when Alina fled down to the shelter, without hearing the plane alarm, in the clip.