I got a call today from a friend who was unreachable for two weeks. She said she and her extended family were trapped under Russian occupation in a village on the outskirts of Kyiv. They went to a dacha there on the first day of war on Feb 24, hoping it would be safe
Instead, the village was occupied by Russian army and they were unable to leave for 12 days: it was too dangerous to step out of house because soldiers shot civilians. They ate two times a day and very little. There were children with them, the youngest under one year.
Finally, yesterday they were able to leave for Kyiv with volunteers taking people there on a dangerous road under Russian bullets. They checked whether that person was to be trusted because, as they told me, some drivers say they go to Kyiv, and instead bring people to Belarus
They are in Kyiv now, which is way safer than its western and northern suburbs. The adults and children were unhurt, their car miraculously escaped Russian attacks. What a relief.
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