A constant flow of women, children and elderly people is passing through the Vysne Nemecke border between Ukraine and Slovakia. The passage continues even at night. A crossroads where the dignified suffering of many Ukrainians and especially Ukrainian women is uninterrupted. A few smiles appear on their worried faces, for the welcome they have received and the feeling that they are finally safe. Many children holding their toys and clinging to their parents' legs.
Andrea Riccardi, who has been on the border between Slovakia and Ukraine in recent days, describes some of the encounters:
"An old man looks at us and then exclaims: I am Artur, I am Armenian. He escaped from Kiev but is originally from Yerevan. He is with his family. An elderly woman cannot hold back her tears. Her granddaughter, a 6-7 year old girl with a soft toy under her arm, stands next to her, looks at her grandma. The kid seems to want to console her grandmother.
Few hours ago, a woman arrived with 12 children. They are not all her own children, but have been entrusted to her by other families so that she could take them out of Ukraine. Our Communities welcome, provide orientation and host Ukrainian refugees in their homes. It is a protection net that involves Sant'Egidio in Slovakia, Czechia, Italy... A woman for whom we managed to find accommodation wrote us a text message: "Thank you for what you do and because thanks to you I can still hope in humanity”.
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