The Ukrainian Pensioners Who Walked Across The Front Line
- By Current Time,
- Natalya Mayskaya and
- Will Tizard
Two villagers in the Donetsk region chose to escape the Russian occupation of their village by walking across the front line in April. Ivan Vivsyanyk, 88, had no interest in the Russian passport he was told to accept, and Lidia Stepanivna, 98, felt the same. Each decided to take their chances, heading off onto a highly hazardous 10-kilometer walk west to free Ukrainian territory.