‘The Village is Gone’: A heartbreaking evacuation story from Ukraine
Since the conflict began, Victoria Nastas’ village has been relentlessly shelled by rockets and cluster bombs, leaving it in ruins. This is her third and final evacuation – she says there’s simply nothing left to return to.
'I’m here in Sumy with my two children, and every day, I ask myself: how do we keep going when there’s nowhere left to call home?'"
'I’m here in Sumy with my two children, and every day, I ask myself: how do we keep going when there’s nowhere left to call home?'"
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00:00Since the war started, our village has been shelled by rockets and cluster bombs.
00:07The village was burning.
00:09We left because of the destruction.
00:11There was never destruction like this before.
00:15We used to leave home, before.
00:17This is the third time we've evacuated, and this time it's for good.
00:22It's the final time we're leaving because there's simply nowhere to return to.
00:26I think the last time they shelled the village so badly, it's practically gone.
00:30Well, if there are more strikes.
00:33I know yesterday they dropped rockets and guided bombs there.
00:37The village was burning again.
00:40I think there's just nowhere left to go back to.
00:43We don't know what tomorrow will bring.
00:45We left for the city of Sumy.
00:47We hoped it would be safer here.
00:49Well, now it seems like nowhere is safe.
00:51I'm here with two children, and I really don't know anymore.
00:54How do we live?