Neither was trained in the use of weapons but, after spending a couple of days hiding in their bathroom at the start of the war, they decided they had to do more.
Ms Romanova, who identifies as a non-binary person with she/her pronouns, moved to the capital from Crimea after being displaced in 2014 and met Mr Zhuhan through their theatre work. Like unicorns, LGBTQ Ukrainian soldiers are 'fantastic non-existent creatures'.