Mothers caught in war: experiences from the Ukraine-Poland border

Life was good. The family kept chickens and ducks. Her elder daughter Alla was studying law in Kyiv and her younger daughter Olena was about to graduate from high school; she was looking forward to her prom.

Now Svitlana, 41, is living in a recreation centre in Rudki in southeastern Poland. She’s become the mother of nine, having fled across the border with her own two girls and seven of her friends’ children.

This short film delves into the lives of Ukrainian mothers who had to flee their homes and get their children under safe skies.

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