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Palestinian in Kharkiv, Ukraine speaks to MEE
26 February 2022 11:11 GMT
There are roughly 2,500 Palestinians living in Ukraine.
45-year-old Amro Issa, originally from Hebron, has been living there since 1995.
He runs the Palestinian community group in Kharkiv, to the northeast of the country.
“We are under bombing from time to time,” he told Middle East Eye on Saturday.
“I am in touch with other Palestinians, many students went to the borders of Poland… even though the way is not safe.”
“We didn't expect the war and for sure not that fast,” he added.
“As a Palestinian who lived most of his life under the Israeli occupation, I can still handle it, but it's hard for the children. We are worried for the children, they don't know what is going on.”