Lviv, Ukraine, March 17 (AFP\/APP): The station in the west Ukraine city of Lviv teems with outgoing passengers, vying for seats on trains leaving the war-torn nation.<\/p>\n
But on a desolate platform, far from the main hall, carriages disgorge small huddles of refugees returning home despite the conflict still raging with Russia to the east.<\/p>\n
While grateful for Europe’s welcome, many find themselves unable to start a new life abroad.<\/p>\n
Wiping a tear from her grandson’s eye, Svitlana Natalukha, 60, says her family travelled for a total of five days, first escaping Ukraine, then turning back.<\/p>\n
The grandmother, her 28-year-old daughter Galyna Kanuka, and two grandsons left home in the eastern Kharkiv region and arrived safely in Poland, but came to Lviv on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The family praised Poland\u2019s hospitality but was paralysed by the mammoth prospect of a rootless new life abroad.<\/p>\n
“Volunteers helped a lot, but only at the place where they are located,” said Kanuka, huddled on the chill-swept platform next to a mound of packed bags.<\/p>\n
“They were telling us to carry on to other cities and find more volunteers there.”<\/p>\n
The family also cited a language barrier complicating the treatment of one son’s illness for their decision to return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lviv, Ukraine, March 17 (AFP\/APP): The station in the west Ukraine city of Lviv teems with outgoing passengers, vying for seats on trains leaving the war-torn nation. But on a desolate platform, far from the main hall, carriages disgorge small huddles of refugees returning home […]<\/p>\n
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