Ukrainian refugees speak of bombs, half-empty cities, hunger

Children who fled the war in Ukraine waiting in a bus after arriving at Przemysl train station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, on March 17. Photo: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Yulia Bondarieva spent 10 days in a basement as Russian planes flew over and bombs were falling on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Having reached safety in Poland, Bondarieva's only wish now is for her twin sister in the besieged city of Mariupol to get out, too.

"They have been in the basement since Feb 24, they have not been out at all,” Bondarieva said. "They are running out of food and water.”