In eastern Ukraine's Kramatorsk, a few children still can be seen on mostly empty playgrounds as artillery sounds in the distance against Russian invaders. Authorities plead with residents to leave, but the children can't make that choice for themselves.
Children who remain close to the fighting have their fates tied to that of their parents, and the dangers can be unexpected.
“I’d rather stay because I have friends here,” he said, but if he had small children, he would take them out. As the latest air raid siren wails at a Kramatorsk playground and artillery booms, a girl in pigtails squeals and runs from the determined chase of a little boy. A small merry-go-round spins.
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