Russia-Ukraine War
"I was sure I would die": The Israeli student who walked 21 kilometers to the Ukrainian border
In a conversation with Walla!
Advah, 30, from Haifa, told her about the fear in the frozen journey that began on Saturday - and about his ambitions that are now in question.
He wanted to go up to his late parents' grave and show them the doctor's certificate he was supposed to receive in a few months.
"I wanted them to see that they were the mother and father of a doctor. It was rejected."
Yoav Itiel, Walla!
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27/02/2022
Sunday, 27 February 2022, 19:52 Updated: 20:24
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In the video: In the escape route - the student from Haifa who crossed the border on foot (Photo: Yoav Itiel)
Elia Adbah, 30, from Haifa, who is studying medicine in Ukraine, had to walk 21 kilometers to escape the attacked country.
In a conversation with Walla!
On the western side of the Ukraine-Poland border, he spoke about the fear in the two-day journey - and about his ambitions that are now in question.
The journey to the Shine-Medica crossing begins in Dnipro, the fourth largest city in Ukraine located in the southeast of the country.
"On Thursday morning I heard booms, but at first I thought it was thunder. Then it was over and over again," he recalled.
"After a few hours the university informed us that it was safer to stay home - and then I realized that war was approaching."
"On Saturday Fear Man I decided to set off," he said.
"At first I was on the bus for maybe 27 hours. It was very crowded. There were a lot of people on it. Then I also had to walk. Once 16 kilometers, the second time five kilometers. I was not dressed accordingly. I was very cold."
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"I was not dressed accordingly. I was very cold."
I will cook at the end of the journey (Photo: Yoav Itiel)
"Many times I no longer felt my feet."
Advah's torn shoes (Photo: Yoav Itiel)
The final exam was scheduled to take place in ten weeks.
I will praise his studies (Photo: courtesy of those photographed)
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"Several times I was sure I was going to die. I was very scared. I'm not ashamed to say it. All the people were very scared. I already thought it was my last day. We walked in deserted places, without shops, restaurants or cafes. When they were already - then they were closed "There was no place to drink or eat. My clothes were not suitable for the weather, I was cold. Many times I could no longer feel my feet."
When he arrived at the border, he was identified as an Israeli by the head of the Passportcard delegation to the Sheini-Medika crossing, which locates Israelis with Chilik Magnus.
His shoes are torn from the long walk, but when he got on the bus - the smile returned to his face.
However, he is concerned about the studies being discontinued at once.
"Another ten weeks was supposed to be my last exam," he continued.
The plan was to come and visit the grave of his mother and father in the village of Kabul and bring them the doctor's certificate.
"They would sign with their finger, illiterate. It's important to me to bring them the certificate, to show them that they are a doctor's mother and father. Now it's rejected."
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