ukraine in the north from romania to the south. so many people are fleeing ukraine, it s easy to miss the few returning by river ferry. you still need a ticket if you re going the wrong way. it s a romanian ship flying the ukrainian flag as a courtesy. irina is one of the passengers, a lawyerfrom kyiv. she s just taken her twin children to safety in germany. now she s on her way back to fetch her mother. ukraine was a great country but now everything is ruined and i don t know will stay my house in safety? i don t know when i can come back to ukraine. the ferry docks and a dozen or so people disembark. barely an hour later, the ferry fills with refugees.
but now everything is ruined and i don t know when we will stay in my house in safety. i don t know when i can come back to ukraine. the ferry docks and a dozen or so people disembark. barely an hour later, the ferry fills with refugees. irina and her mother, natalya, among them. many are from 0desa, but there are also some from mykolaiv, the city further east still blocking any russian advance along the coast. they came by boat, by train, by car to the water crossing, their thoughts as they reach safety themselves between one world at war and another at peace are with those they have left behind in ukraine. in romania, the ukrainians get a warm welcome.
following the journeys of people who have fled to romania from ukraine. the river danube cuts ukraine in the north from romania to the south. so many people are fleeing ukraine, it is easy to miss the few returning by river ferry. you still need a ticket if you are going the wrong way. it is a romanian ship flying the ukrainian flag as a courtesy. irina is one of the passengers, a lawyerfrom kyiv. she hasjust taken her twin children to safety in germany. now she is on her way back to fetch her mother. ukraine was a great country but now everything is ruined and i don t know will stay my house in safety. i don t know when i can come back to ukraine. the ferry docks and a dozen or so people disembark.
so many people are fleeing ukraine, it is easy to miss the few returning by river ferry. you still need a ticket if you are going the wrong way. it is a romanian ship flying the ukrainian flag as a courtesy. irina is one of the passengers, a lawyerfrom kyiv. she hasjust taken her twin children to safety in germany. now she is on her way back to fetch her mother. ukraine was a great country but now everything is ruined and i don t know will stay my house in safety. i don t know when i can come back to ukraine. the ferry docks and a dozen or so people disembark. barely an hour later, the ferry fills with refugees. irina and her mother