To Ukraine as a student 10 years ago; Somali burned his clothes for warmth as he left.

Like so many other Somalis, he went to Ukraine to get an education and then decided to stay, like so many other African students.
Leaving was a much longer effort; he thought he'd be there forever. The Somalis rented multiple busses to take them to the border with Poland. He complained (!) they were overcharged.
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“I crossed the border today [March 1]. We had nothing to eat while we were waiting. We survived on chocolate bars that we bought from the shops before we left. At night, it got even colder. Last night, it was so cold we burned some of our clothes and bags to stay warm. We had nothing else to make a fire out of.

“From the border, the Polish authorities took us by bus and brought us here [Przemysl reception centre]. It is warm. There is food, there are toilets and we can take showers.

“For the first time since Friday, I will sleep in a bed, a warm bed. I haven’t decided what I will do next. I just arrived. I’m from Hargeisa [northern Somalia] and people there say, ‘Indispensable during the dry season is grass.’ For sure, it is definitely safer back home than Ukraine today.”

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