THE LOFT DWELLER Recluse hid from Nazis in his parents’ attic in Ukraine for 57 YEARS – and only emerged for a tragic reason STEPAN Kovalchuk spent more than five decades tucked away in a small attic of his parent's house for a gut wrenching reason. In 1942, the Ukrainian recluse entered the tiny dwelling to escape Nazi and Soviet troops, and remained hidden for fear of being drafted into the menacing Red Army. 6 Stepan got by with the help of his mother and sister Credit: Rex 6 Nazis marched into Ukraine and took men as slaves Credit: Alamy...