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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Anna Koper, Felix Hoske and Branko Filipovic

A tale of 'cruelty' as Ukraine refugee exodus exceeds 3.6 million

FILE PHOTO: People cross the border after fleeing from Ukraine to Romania, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

Kateryna Mytkevich endured four weeks living with the fear of planes, rockets and missiles raining on her native city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine before deciding to flee with her child.

"I have never seen such cruelty before," said the 38-year-old, speaking from the Polish city of Przemysl, a transit hub near the border with Ukraine. "Chernihiv is fully destroyed, they are approaching Kyiv. Even Poland."

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