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'I was being crushed, it was horrific...' Mancunian stuck in Ukraine after visiting girlfriend describes their terrifying 23-hour border crossing to safety
27.02.2022 - 13:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Mancunian who was stranded in Ukraine after visiting his girlfriend has described their terrifying border crossing to safety.
Jez Myers, 44, has split his time between his home city and Kyiv, where his Ukrainian partner, Maria, had been living since 2018.
They were forced to flee the capital earlier this week as it became apparent that Russia had began a full-scale invasion of the country.
Due to Maria's job as a journalist, the couple fear she could have been targeted by Putin's regime.
After spending a few days with a friend in Lviv on the outskirts of Ukraine, the couple headed for the border in an attempt to make it to safety in Poland.
Speaking to the M.E.N, Jez has described the horrors they faced in a gruelling 23-hour trek to freedom.
"Our friend offered to drive us to the border. What should have been a one hour journey took six hours because of the traffic," he said.
"It was a lot of husbands dropping their wives and children off before going back.
"We eventually found a back road to get there. As we approached the border we had to be checked as Ukrainian men between the age of 18 and 60 can't leave.
"They weren't supposed to let anyone through but when the officer saw my passport he said he would make an exception because of what the British have done to help."
Jez describes being met by crowds of around 10,000 people attempting to cross the border into Poland.
"There is only one pedestrian crossing and it took us 23 hours. There were several thousands of people," he said.
"There was no form of queue, no food, no drink, no toilets or medical assistance and they allow about one person through a minute.
"The temperature was -4C.
"We saw arguing and shouting and fighting. We saw people faint and we heard
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