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.
millions more could be forced from this country, if the fighting is prolonged. this map shows the extent of the exodus. the larger the arrows, the greater the population flow. refugees are crossing into neighbouring countries 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 odessa. 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,
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. people are just hoping for the best and holding on to the end. katya also arrived today from odesa with her sister and three children after they saw a ship destroyed in a huge explosion. translation: the kids - were asking, what s going on? and we said it was fireworks. what are you going to say to a kid?
matthew kroenig, a nuclear expert at the atlantic council. the humanitarian situation just gets worse, day by day, hour by hour. the united nations is now warning that on top of the one million refugees who ve already fled, millions more could be forced from this country if the fighting is prolonged. this map shows the extent of the exodus. the larger the arrows, the greater the population flow. refugees are crossing into neighbouring countries 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 odessa. when 0desa 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,