The Fourcast
Mar 10, 2022
The Fourcast Shorts: fleeing Kyiv
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When the war began in Ukraine, the people in the capital city of Kyiv had to make a decision, to stay or to flee.
Thousands of people packed up their lives and left the city. Sasha, a journalist living in Kyiv was one of them.
This is his story.
Sources: UA:PBC Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, AFP, Oleksandr Ielstov
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