Ukrainian authorities ordered evacuations of multiple areas as Russian troops moved to reclaim areas in the Kharkiv province that it previously occupied.
Among the thousands who haven't, their reasons range from the existential to the routine: Some are paralyzed by the daunting task of relocating while others said they had considered the hardships of displacement and decided to brave the renewed hostilities instead.
Others expressed their fear of encountering poverty and loneliness in expensive faraway cities or reluctance to give up homes in which they invested their life savings for a crowded shelter. Some even said they needed more time to tidy the garden or to tend to livestock. Katarina Chesta, a school administrator in the region, told the Associated Press that she intends to stay put even if the order is extended citywide due to her weariness to the war.
Katarina Chesta opens a door at her work in Kupiansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Chesta says she's staying because she is tired of packing up and running away from war, despite intensified offensive operations by Russian forces in recent weeks.in 2014, Chesta fled the port city of Mariupol under fire and ended up in Kupiansk, where her parents lived.
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