Not again: Two years after fleeing Covid-19 in China, Ukrainian runs from war

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LVIV - Two years ago Ms Julia Volok was shocked to experience an angry reception from fellow Ukrainians as she fled home from Wuhan in China, the epicentre of the soon-to-be global coronavirus pandem

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Now that experience has paled into near-insignificance after Russia invaded her homeland, forcing Ms Volok to once again flee - this time with her mother - on a 2,400km journey across Europe. Ms Volok told Reuters how two weeks after the Feb 24 invasion of Ukraine, which Russia refers to as a"special military operation", her family finally decided they couldn't risk staying in the city.

"I saw we are really in danger, so we decided to go immediately from our city. So maybe in a few hours we packed all our stuff. Just we had a few tiny suitcases and we moved out."

 

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