and now, families are forced to flee, uprooted, abandoning everything. this girl has been living in a cellar with russian fighter jets flying overhead. her mum can t find them rooms here. it s too expensive, she says, and everywhere is full. so most are trying to get out. poltava has become one giant waiting room, as thousands are now evacuated here away from the front line and the immediate threat, and then stranded. there are people here from all over this region who fled the areas where the fighting is now at its fiercest, and they ve come here in hope of getting a ride as far west as possible. but for the moment, there is no information, no trains. they re just standing and waiting. when a train pulls in, they surge forward. it s a moment of hope but it s a fleeting one. this train is travelling east, not west towards the fighting, not to safety. sarah rainsford, bbc news, poltava.
poltava has become one giant waiting room, as thousands are now evacuated here away from the front line and the immediate threat, and then stranded. there are people here from all over this region who fled the areas where the fighting is now at its fiercest, and they ve come here in hope of getting a ride as far west as possible. but for the moment, there is no information, no trains. they re just standing and waiting. when a train pulls in, they surge forward. it s a moment of hope but it s a fleeting one. this train is travelling east, not west towards the fighting, not to safety. sarah rainsford, bbc news, poltava. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we will tell you how the world s most famous undiscovered shipwreck, sir ernest shackleton s app endurance, has been found. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil
poltava has become one giant waiting room, as thousands are now evacuated here away from the front line and the immediate threat, and then stranded. there are people here from all over this region who fled the areas where the fighting is now at its fiercest, and they ve come here in hope of getting a ride as far west as possible. but for the moment, there is no information, no trains. they re just standing and waiting. when a train pulls in, they surge forward. it s a moment of hope but it s a fleeting one. this train is travelling east, not west towards the fighting, not to safety. sarah rainsford, bbc news, poltava. the united nations estimates more than two million refugees have fled ukraine since the start of the conflict. they are mostly crossing into neighbouring countries to the west, such as poland, romania, slovakia, hungary and moldova. our special correspondent fergal keane has been spending time with some medics in lviv, who are helping people fleeing the disaster.