Russia’s invasion has forced 10 million Ukrainians to leave their homes. Sara_Cincurova saw firsthand how difficult it is to reach safety
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There was little sign that Ukraine was about to dissolve into chaos as I set out last month from Kyiv on a press trip arranged by the United Nations, during which I was to interview elderly and disabled civilians in settlements around Kramatorsk, a city in eastern Ukraine. On a completely booked-up night train to Konstantynivka, another town in the east, on the evening of February 23, I slept on the top bunk of a four-bed compartment.
Passengers waiting for a train in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Photo: Sara Cincurova Dozens of other passengers remained on the platform. The train station attendant told me the next train to Kyiv would be in 12 hours and that I would have better luck catching a train to Kharkiv, where there were supposed to be many more trains heading west. But when I arrived in Kharkiv, the station was full of frantic people queuing for trains to the capital. Those trains would never arrive.
A few minutes later, an international organization aiding reporters called to offer me the last free seat in a car with one of their contacts leaving Kharkiv. I accepted because it was clear that I had to get out of the city for my own safety, but I kept thinking about the elderly and disabled people, the babushkas, families, and children I had interviewed over the years. They did not all have the option to hop in a car and drive away from the advancing Russian forces.
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