Ukraine war: The families who made it through the new Iron Curtain

"Moscow's move to annex parts of Ukraine has sent a new Iron Curtain down across a vast swathe of territory - cutting off an unknown number of people from their own country. Until 1 October, Ukrainians were able, with difficulty, to move to and from across the front lines. From a crossing point at Vasylivka, on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, some would travel to nearby non-occupied Zaporizhzhia to visit relatives, buy food or medicines. But many left for good, carrying what they could with them, in search of new lives in areas not under Russian occupation. Some travelled on to Europe. ...”

Damaged and burned vehicles are seen at a destroyed part of the Illich Iron and Steel Works Metallurgical Plant in Mariupol, April 18, 2022.


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