Since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago, Tetiana Martyniuk-Bahrii, a violinist in the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, has lived the life of a refugee, moving from apartment to apartment with her husband and 14-year-old daughter, Olesia.

She has watched the war unfold from a distance, fearing for the safety of her family back home and believing she has a role to play as a champion of Ukrainian culture.

The orchestra’s musicians were welcomed in the German city of Gera for two years, and when that came to an end she felt lucky that Monheim am Rhein, a town of about 40,000 along the Rhine River, invited them to a two-year cultural residency. It provided a much-needed haven for the 73 musicians and their families at a moment when the support of Western governments for Ukraine seemed to be softening, and many places appeared less welcoming toward refugees.

More than 1,000 days after she and her fellow musicians were first displaced, Martyniuk-Bahrii, 44, said she had grown accustomed to the uncertainty.

“It’s a life, but I can’t say it’s a totally happy life,” she said. “Who knows what will be next?”

In Germany, migration has been a hot issue ahead of a parliamentary election this month, with some politicians calling on the government to pass tough new restrictions. Some have suggested curtailing assistance to asylum seekers, including those from Ukraine, as a way of encouraging them to find work.