Dudu Selma, an Israeli who got stuck in the country with his local wife, managed to reach Leviv in the west of the country, where the Israeli mission is located, but there are also alarms.
In an interview with Israel Today, he talks about the distress and the difficult moments: "At five in the morning there were alarms, we went out of the houses and stood at the entrance to the cellars where the vegetables are stored. After an hour of waiting we returned to routine.
Selma said: "Until now we have been very complacent, but also in the heart of the residents the residents are alert. One is asleep and one is on duty to wake up the family if there are any updates or alarms. The city is completely empty with almost no cars or people on the street."
He added: "I intend to cross the border into Poland today anyway. Rest there a bit and get from there to Israel."
Dudu adds: "We lived in Kamnitz Podilecki, which is 250 kilometers east of Leviv. We arrived in Leviv last night with increasing reports of an imminent invasion. We sleep with my wife's relatives. Many locals go to their summer houses in the small villages. Almost every family has such summer houses. "The assumption is that there is no strategic reason to bomb the small villages and the bombings will be more concentrated in the cities. Many refuse to leave the country for patriotic reasons."
Doo doo.
"Plans to cross the border into Poland today,"
"The guy I'm staying with is a Soviet Army retiree and yesterday was Soviet Army Day and he got calls from his former weapons friends," Selma said.
Selma sent a message to other Israelis in Ukraine: "I was really complacent. The time has come to get out of complacency and save yourselves simply. As it seems now no one is really helping Ukraine. I had hope that someone would intervene, but I see it is not going to happen. The Ukrainian army can delay But he can not stand up to the Russian army. "
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