The people still living in the most dangerous places in the Ukraine war zone are often the hardest cases. Volunteers, working at high risk, try to persuade them to seek safety.
CHASIV YAR, Ukraine — Some of the most stubborn people left in Ukraine stood in the middle of Tovstoho Street, fuming over critical service outages. No gas. No water. No cell service. Electricity was spotty, and Russian artillery targeting Ukrainian positionsMany residents of Chasiv Yar had fled. This group had refused.
Those who remain now are the true die-hards, and convincing them requires time and care, which are hard to come by in a war zone. The pitch is sometimes delivered under fire. “Thank you boys!” Dekhtyerov said, shaking their hands. “Don’t be mad … I understand you guys have your job to do.” Ivlev-Yorke, who put aside journalism and photography pursuits to work evacuations, leads a team of five volunteers in a group with no name, zipping up and down front-line towns in a lightly armored SUV to fulfill requests by people who — for one reason or another — have changed their minds and want to leave.
Ivlev-Yorke’s brother moved to Ukraine a few years ago, and he pleaded for him to leave as the invasion seemed imminent. His brother refused, Ivlev-Yorke said, becoming his first failed evacuation. He arrived in Ukraine soon after, and both men started volunteering for humanitarian work.
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