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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Jan Lopatka and Fedja Grulovic

Fearing for relatives left behind, Ukrainians escape over the borders

A woman hugs her son after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Svitlana Babatenko and her three children arrived on foot in Slovakia on Friday after trying to escape the fierce fighting unleashed when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Her husband stayed behind to fight while she, their two teenagers and 10-year-old son journeyed west to safety.

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