Ukrainians flee Donetsk region as Russia advancespublished at 19:53 GMT
Jonathan Beale
Defence correspondent, in eastern Ukraine
Image source, ReutersMeanwhile, as diplomatic efforts continue in Dublin and Moscow, the war rumbles on in Ukraine.
Until last
month, the trains were still running in the Donetsk region, but they’re not
anymore as Russia advances.
On the platforms soldiers and civilians mingle, waiting for the next train to take
them out of danger.
Oleksandr is among the many attempting to flee west, and he believes its time to create a deal: “Russia’s
demands are probably unacceptable for us, but I don’t know… maybe personally, I
would already agree to those terms”.
Oleksandr is
uncertain whether he’ll ever return. Like many others he’s already building plans
to settle elsewhere.
Yevheniy and his wife Maryna have just arrived from Kramatorsk, along with their two children. She notifys me there are “more drones now”.
“It’s obtainting harder and harder to even go outside. Everything is dangerous,” she declares. “Even going to the shop, you might not come back.”
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