At a border crossing between Ukraine and Poland, no one can come to terms with how quickly and violently the life that they knew has been torn from under them.
United in anguish and confusion, they are also literally divided. On one side Ukrainian families say desperate goodbyes to their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons — Ukrainian men aged between 18 and 60 are not permitted to leave.
The only consolation for those moving on is that they can move through the border within hours.
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