The Lost Garden

Описание: When Svetlana closes her eyes, she sees her flowers and recollects the garden she left behind.
“I really love plants and flowers; I used to plant them all the time,” she says, eyes glancing skyward. “When I was leaving, my peonies had just bloomed. I have lots of tulips. I also have a lot of lilies, as tall as a person.
“That was my life until the war started.”

Since the war started on 24 February, Moldovan authorities have recorded more than 502,000 border crossings from Ukraine into the country. Currently, there are about 85,000 refugees from Ukraine staying in Moldova – this includes Svetlana.

After she was received at the border, Svetlana and her son were transported to Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, where they were offered shelter and other assistance at MoldExpo, an accommodation center operated by the authorities, with presence of UNHCR, partners and other UN agencies.



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