A Ukrainian lady who went famous on TikTok for chronicling her family’s existence in a bomb shelter during Russia’s invasion has safely fled to Italy — but her 18-year-old brother did not make it, she disclosed in a new video.

Valeria Shashenok, 20, has over a million Instagram followers after posting stories of her life underground after her home was attacked by Russian military.

She left her parents in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine brutally bombarded by Russian forces, two weeks ago and travelled alone through Poland and Germany to a host family in Italy.

However, while she is secure as a refugee, she disclosed on Wednesday that her younger brother did not escape the assaults.

‘Vladimir Putin killed my 18-year-old brother in Ukraine while Russians worry about McDonald’s closing,’ she said.

Valeria posted a sorrowful selfie on TikTok, which was reportedly shot not long after she learned of the tragedy.

She also sent many images of her brother, the identity of whom she would not reveal, including one of them as youngsters.

Valeria stated that she couldn’t stop weeping and refused to accept it was true.

‘I love you, buddy,’ she captioned the video, which has received over 7.2 million views. ‘Putin is a tyrant.’

Valeria was enjoying her new life in Italy, which she had gone to with the assistance of a New York woman who linked her with an Italian family who would take her in.

She’d posted videos of herself eating spaghetti, touring Rome, and even meeting Milan’s mayor.

Valeria fled to Poland earlier this month, travelling from Chernihiv via Kyiv to Lviv. She took a train from Lviv to Przemyl for ten hours, standing the entire time.

She arrived in Poland and took a seven-hour train to Lodz before continuing on to Warsaw, where she was reunited with her best friend.

She spent a few nights in Warsaw, lying on a mat at a refugee shelter with scores of other people.

Valeria spent her time in Warsaw drinking the “cheapest coffee in the world,” volunteering with Ukrainian youngsters, and photographing fellow refugees.

She was denied to board a flight in Warsaw because she did not have her passport, despite having departed Ukraine with it.

She was eventually able to get a bus from Warsaw to Berlin, where she transferred to another bus for the 25-hour trek to Milan.

Her life in Milan looks to be idyllic, yet she has said that it is difficult for her to think about her parents in Ukraine.

One TikTok video shows her pouring coffee with the phrase “Point of view.” You had a cappuccino in Italy when the battle in Ukraine was going on, and you were continually thinking about your family in the bunker.’

Earlier footage from her time in the bunker showed her joking that she fancied herself in Italy after preparing spaghetti, as well as portraying her subterranean refuge as a “five star hotel” and her mother as a “Michelin starred chef.”

Valeria recently highlighted her ‘favourite things in her Italian kitchen,’ which included a’very lovely balcony,’ ‘glasses of wine at the sink, smokes, ancient cabinets with ‘beautiful dishes,’ and Italian sweets for morning.

A typical day for her includes ‘coffee in the morning with her Italian dad,’ a visit to the Ukrainian embassy where ‘everyone hates each other,’ spaghetti with her closest friend, and supper with Italian friends.

She met with Milan’s mayor last week. They talked about the Russian invasion and travelled to Rome to appear on Italian television.

Other video show her experimenting on donated things, such as a dress she says is “ideal for a date with an elderly rich man” and clothes for a 78-year-old.

Valeria became famous after filming herself inside a bomb bunker.

One of her recordings shows her being awakened up by her father, who jokingly refers to her as a “fat pig.” In another, she describes herself as ‘following her mother around all day as she prepares.’

In another video, the photographer claims her dog “doesn’t understand why they now live underneath.” She also sarcastically refers to a standing tub as a “jacuzzi for hot chicks” and claims that when she hits a punch bag, she pretends to strike Putin.

She also videotaped visits outdoors, such as to the grocery, where most of the shelves are empty.

In heartbreaking images, communities across the country are reduced to ruins, including the local cinema and numerous residences.

President Zelensky and ordinary Ukrainians have utilised social media to show the cruelty of the battle, while pro-Kremlin propagandists have exploited it to promote falsehoods.