Forced to give up their homes and leave their families, everyday Ukrainians boarded a train in hopes of finding safety.
@NBCNews spent 15 hours on a train from Przemysl, Poland to Berlin with Ukrainian refugees.
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@NBCNews spent 15 hours on a train from Przemysl, Poland to Berlin with Ukrainian refugees.
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Nataliia Sukhar and her son, Gleb had never left Ukraine before. But in 24 hours, they will have crossed two national borders — first Poland and then Germany. Berlin is their final destination — or as final as they can imagine in the midst of the chaos. 
After days hiding with 60 other people in the basement of a department store in Kharkiv, Sukhar decided to go to Germany.
That meant having to leave her conscription-age husband behind.
“I am just afraid that I may never see him again,” she said softly.
That meant having to leave her conscription-age husband behind.
“I am just afraid that I may never see him again,” she said softly.
She doesn’t know how long she will stay in Germany, but she is determined to find a job.
Still, Sukhar said she would go back home in a heartbeat, although she harbored little hope.
Still, Sukhar said she would go back home in a heartbeat, although she harbored little hope.
More than 4M have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion over a month ago.
The war and the resulting refugee crisis not only threatens to reshape Europe’s geopolitical landscape, but it continues to upend the lives of millions of Ukrainians.
The war and the resulting refugee crisis not only threatens to reshape Europe’s geopolitical landscape, but it continues to upend the lives of millions of Ukrainians.
Reporter @yulst and photographer @jacobiadahm went on a journey with a handful of Ukrainian families as they traveled into the unknown. Read more: nbcnews.to/3j2UDPn
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