to the west. more than 100,000 people have fled to moldova, and our correspondent lucy williamson reports from the palanca border crossing point, about 30 miles from the ukrainian port city of odesa. when odesa flinches, palanca catches the blow. the fear in ukraine's southern city is reflected in the queues, the emotions spilling out at this once little—known border post. a bus to an emergency shelter oversubscribed. an official loses control. "there's a five—year—old waiting," he shouts, "move back." svetlana had been waiting for a visa tojoin her husband in the uk. with the conflict spreading and her passport stuck at the british embassy in lviv, she's crossed into moldova without it. "it is impossible to understand what has happened," she said. "we're living in the 21st century.