[VIDEO] ‘No light, no water, we were running out of everything’

When Russia attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, many families escaped right away. They fled to western Ukraine and neighboring countries, knowing there was no time to lose. But other families weren’t so lucky.

One family from Mariupol hid in a mold-infested basement for days while bombs tore the surrounding city apart. All the while, they were getting sick and running dangerously low on food and water.

“In those basements, there was so much molding it was literally hanging down the walls,” one refugee said. “No light, no water, we were running out of everything, and people kept coming. Our kids would always catch a cold and would always feel sick all the time.”

At one point, an estimated 4,000 people were trying to survive in that basement.

Eventually, they were discovered. A Russian soldier came across the group and found they were living there. He was stunned. The building was supposed to be destroyed at the start of the invasion … the fact they were still alive was nothing short of a miracle.

Watch this video from our partners to hear the whole story:

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