Mothers and grandmothers lead their children into the unknown as men aged 18 - 60 must stay behind.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are pouring towards neighbouring countries to flee the Russian invasion.
Seen from the Moldovan border, Ukraine is a nation of women. Mothers and grandmothers, wheeling suitcases to safety, leading their children into the unknown. But Ana's calm smiling manner crumbled as soon as she began to speak. Breaking down in tears, she described how she'd had to leave her husband behind to defend their country.
But, like Ana, many who turn up here have thought only of escaping Ukraine, and have little idea of what happens now - for their country or themselves.No men allowedThe overnight train from Kyiv, via Lviv, pulled in carrying Europe's new refugees. They arrived at the 19th Century train station at Przemysl, which is now a modern-day reception centre."It took us 52 hours to get here," said Kateryna Leontieva, who had travelled from Kharkiv with her teenage daughter.
"Only women and children are allowed to go," she said. "The men want to stay, fight, and give blood. They are heroes.""I'm afraid," she replied, her voice beginning to break. "We believe everything will be alright. And we're praying for them."Dropping off the kids"I came to Hungary with my two daughters. I'm leaving them with relatives who are waiting here at the border and returning to my husband," she says amidst nervous laughter.
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