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Some Ukrainians are returning to their war-torn country to join those left in the fight, taking the opposite direction to thousands of others seeking to flee the country.
In front of Przemysl station (Poland), on the Ukrainian border, Ukrainians have only one idea: take the first train back to their country. A Ukrainian nurse, who had managed to flee, takes the opposite path to resist. “I am a caregiver. Hospitals need arms, and I will stay until the end“, she assures. Another Ukrainian expatriate in the United States came with a drone in his luggage to defend his country.
Since the start of the invasion, 186,000 people have returned to Ukraine. To defend their country, some take up arms and others make them, filling cases with Molotov cocktails. In Kyiv (Ukraine)while the capital is surrounded by Russian troops, volunteers come to the aid of refugees from the east. “We can’t leave while our people are dying here“, Explain alyonaone of the volunteers.
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