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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Anna Koper and Gerhard Mey

Woman of 90 and daughter flee Ukrainian city of Chernihiv just in time

Ninety-year-old Olha Moliboha and her daughter managed to get out of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv just in time.

Soon after they left this week, Russian bombing destroyed a bridge linking Chernihiv to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Local officials say it is now impossible to evacuate civilians or to bring in humanitarian supplies.

After reaching the eastern Polish town of Przemysl, Moliboha said there was no running water or electricity in Chernihiv, but that this would not stop residents defending themselves.

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