Ukraine by Train
There are only a few countries I travel to without flying. Since 2022, Ukraine is one of them. I move by train, from the Polish border to Kyiv and further east, often to the last stop before the warzone. What began as routine has changed. The railway, a lifeline, is now increasingly under attack.
THE BACKSTORY
Since 2022, I have entered and left Ukraine by train over 20 times.
ISSUE 17
We had just arrived in Losowa in eastern Ukraine as it was getting dark. I saw the dog and waited until it moved into the frame as birds crossed above. Since November, trains no longer run to Kramatorsk. Losowa is now one of the last stops before the front, marked by the war.
I was lucky that we had Artem and his family on the train. They were travelling from Dnipro to the Polish border, a 16-hour journey, on their way further west.
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