Ukrainian families divided as some flee fierce fighting in east

Olha, an internally displaced person (IDP) from the town of Toretsk, reacts after evacuation at a temporary shelter, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Olha Skachkova and her son, 11-year-old Denys, climbed out of an armoured van which had just whisked them out of their home town of Toretsk, close to the front lines where Ukrainian and Russian forces are fighting fierce battles.

With the war grinding towards its second anniversary, millions of Ukrainians have already fled for safety, and many others who have endured the dangers of artillery fire and snipers are still being evacuated.