the inhabitants of Mariupol faced with the dilemma of fleeing or staying in the country

Barely arrived in Mariupol, a minibus is stormed by the inhabitants. Shots ring out and are not far away. Among those who want run away mostly found in older people. But there is no place for everyone. “My husband and my apartment burned down, my husband died in the fire. I want to go to Russia because my daughter is in Moscow“, said a woman crying. She managed to get on the bus.

Next door, a family explains that they don’t want to leave. Came to take refuge in the center, the apartment where they were burned down. The mother explains that her daughter is pregnant and will soon give birth, she does not want to abandon her in this situation. The family now lives on the ground floor of a church in a room they share with other refugees. “Here, we draw and we even sleep with our clothes on because it’s cold“, said a child. The family would like to return to their house but she doesn’t know if she is still standing.