Ukrainian refugees speak of bombs, half-empty cities and hunger

Ukrainians escaping from the besieged city of Mariupol along with other passengers from Zaporizhzhia arrive at Lviv, western Ukraine (Bernat Armangue/AP)

Yulia Bondarieva spent 10 days in a basement as Russian planes flew over and bombs were falling on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Having reached safety in Poland, Ms Bondarieva’s only wish now is for her twin sister in the besieged city of Mariupol to get out too.