INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After three weeks of sheltering in their basement, Marina, Sergei and their two children, aged 6 and 19, made the difficult decision to flee
launched its attack on their country
While there have been widespread reports of forcible relocation, particularly from devastated cities like Mariupol, many in eastern Ukraine
when fighting erupted last month in their eastern Ukrainian village of Rubezhnoe
We cooperated with our neighbors and decided to leave for Russia
people have left Ukraine for Russia since the start of the invasion
Some are housed in refugee facilities, but most seek shelter with friends and relatives
There are government plans for tens of thousands of Ukrainians to be sent to regions as far away as Siberia, according to a decree issued
We have nowhere to return to: our house in Ukraine is destroyed
Sergei decided they wanted to try and leave for a European country
targeted by cluster bomb attacks, and the railway station, shops, and other infrastructure destroyed
Marina's aunt was recently killed in a missile attack.In the meantime, Marina and Sergei are looking for jobs, as well as a school for their
