Ukraine horror: East Africans tell of violence, racism
Nationals from different countries - from Africa, the Middle East and India - mostly students of Ukrainian universities are seen at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, in eastern Poland on February 27, 2022. PHOTO | AFP
Karanja Mwaura had settled in Ukraine, having moved from Kenya more than five years ago. Then Russia invaded the country and he had to leave hurriedly.
So he boarded a train from Kyiv headed for Uzhgorod, west of the country near the border with Hungary, along with other Africans.