In Chuhuiv, thousands of Ukrainians have been living underground since the war started nearly six weeks ago. This small town south-east of Kharkiv has been caught in the crossfire – until recently cut off from the outside world when it was surrounded by Russian troops. Evacuations are too dangerous to risk, so these civilians are doing what they can to survive where they are. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent, Roméo Langlois and Achraf Abid report.
Denis, a factory worker, has been living in an underground bunker with his extended family of 16. "It seems safe in here but nothing is 100% sure. If we're going to get hit, we'll get hit, so be it," he says.
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