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WATCH: Couple reunites after being separated due to war in Ukraine

Andrii Stepovyi was in Ukraine to visit his mother when Russia invaded

WATCH: Couple reunites after being separated due to war in Ukraine

Andrii Stepovyi was in Ukraine to visit his mother when Russia invaded

THIS IS A REUNION, YOU JUST HAVE TO SEE. A RECENTLY MARRIED COUPLE HAS BEEN SEPARATED FOR ALMOST A YEAR. BUT ON THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE, THEY FINALLY, REUNITED. THIS IS THE MOMENT ANDRII STEPOVYI, ARRIVED AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TO GREET HIS WIFE, TARRA LAYNE. ANDRII WENT TO VISIT HIS MOTHER IN UKRAINE. BUT HE WAS THERE, WHEN RUSSIA INVADED THE COUNTRY, LEAVING HIM TRAPPED, WHEN THE BORDER CLOSED. BEING A UKRAINIAN NATIVE, HE SAYS HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO JOIN THE MILITARY THERE. TARRA SAYS HER HEART DROPPED WHEN SHE HEARD HE WASN’T COMING HOME. AND SHE CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER, THAN HAVING ANDRII WITH HER TONIGHT. >> I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL, OBVIOUSLY FOR THIS NEW YEAR’S EV THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST NEW YEAR’S EVE OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS ALL HAPPENING FINALLY. IT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER, I COULD NOT SLEEP, I CANNOT EAT. IT WAS BAD. >> THE TWO MET ON A CARNIVAL CRUISE, WHERE TARRA WAS A SINGER AND ANDRII WORKED IN I.T
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WATCH: Couple reunites after being separated due to war in Ukraine

Andrii Stepovyi was in Ukraine to visit his mother when Russia invaded

Tarra Layne can't think of anything better than to have her husband, Andrii Stepovyi, home for the new year."This is going to be the best New Year's of my life because I just can't believe this is all happening now, finally," she said. "But yes, it was the worst experience. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat."For the majority of 2022, the two were thousands of miles apart. Andrii is a Ukrainian national. He was visiting his mother in Ukraine when Russia invaded last February. He found himself trapped when the border closed and had no choice but to join the military there.After nearly a year apart, the Pittsburgh couple reunited at Pittsburgh International Airport on New Year's Eve. The two met on a cruise, where Tarra was a singer and Andrii worked in IT. Tap the video player above to see the moment they were able to embrace each other again.

Tarra Layne can't think of anything better than to have her husband, Andrii Stepovyi, home for the new year.

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"This is going to be the best New Year's of my life because I just can't believe this is all happening now, finally," she said. "But yes, it was the worst experience. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat."

For the majority of 2022, the two were thousands of miles apart. Andrii is a Ukrainian national. He was visiting his mother in Ukraine when Russia invaded last February. He found himself trapped when the border closed and had no choice but to join the military there.

After nearly a year apart, the Pittsburgh couple reunited at Pittsburgh International Airport on New Year's Eve. The two met on a cruise, where Tarra was a singer and Andrii worked in IT.

Tap the video player above to see the moment they were able to embrace each other again.