'Some kind of terrible dream' for Ukrainian women refugees

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-hungary-migration-5afeb902545d7a9acc764eefd2ae472f

‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees
By JUSTIN SPIKE and BELA SZANDELSZKY

ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — On the global day to celebrate women, many fleeing Ukraine on Tuesday felt only the stress of finding a new life for their children as husbands, brothers and fathers stayed behind to defend their country from Russia’s invasion.

The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II. One million were children, UNICEF spokesman James Elder tweeted, calling it “a dark historical first.” Most others were women.

Polina Shulga tried to ease the journey for her 3-year-old daughter by hiding the truth.

“Of course it’s hard to travel with a child, but I explained to her that we’re going on vacation and that we’ll definitely come home one day when the war is over,” Shulga said. ...

A decree by Ukraine’s government that prohibits men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country means that most of those fleeing are women and children, though the U.N. doesn’t have exact numbers on gender. Ukraine’s policy is meant to encourage men to sign up to fight against Russia’s invasion or to keep them available for military conscription.

[SheltieLover]

1. Kicking for visibility

[CrispyQ]

2. I can't even imagine being uprooted like that, much less with children. -nt

[crickets]

3. My heart goes out to them. I can't imagine. 😔