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Like much of the rest of Ukraine, on February 24, Inna woke up to the sound of bombs.
But for this young woman in her twenties, the Russians arrived faster than expected in her city.
From March 1, the tanks entered Starobilsk, 16,000 inhabitants, halfway between Russia and the front line.
"For thirty minutes, in my street, the columns did not stop moving forward"
, laments Inna by telephone to
Le Figaro
despite the absence of a network for most operators.
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Tanks, armored vehicles, tanks, armed men: all the equipment and troops accumulated for months at the border paraded there.
"Until the last minute, we didn't believe it, and when we wanted to flee it was too late"
, regrets Inna, who tried from the start to convince her parents and grandmother to leave.
Because the Russians have set up checkpoints on the outskirts of the city to control entry and exit.
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