Daria Otreshko, 18, had not planned on coming to Slovakia. Her mother made the decision for her almost two years ago. Then everything happened quickly—within two weeks, they arranged her application to university, and Dasha, as her mother calls her, was accepted to study international relations in Banská Bystrica, central Slovakia. Daria comes from central Ukraine, from the city of Kremenchuk, situated on the banks of the Dnipro River. The city was founded in 1571 as a military fortress and has since grown into an important transport and trade hub. During the Second World War, Kremenchuk suffe…