Il sole è tramontato su Kiev nel 1364° giorno dell’invasione su vasta scala. Carenza di armature, rotte bloccate e rischi di coscrizione: le sfide dell’evacuazione sotto il fuoco

Lack of armor, a one-way road, and the mobilization of volunteers make evacuation from Kostyantynivka a survival effort.

Under the sights of FPV drones and mortars, humanitarian crews of the «Proliska» rescue civilians every day, risking their own lives. Without armor, without insurance, but with a stronger devotion than fear.

>Every day, Russians drop mines along this road, and sometimes ‘waiter’ drones lie dormant on the asphalt. During a single evacuation, volunteers can encounter up to ten of them at intersections. The danger isn’t just accidentally hitting one and triggering it – it’s also being targeted by a kamikaze attack. These drones strike within five seconds, flying straight at the windshield, leaving no time to evade. Above, enemy drones hover, ready to descend on vehicles at any moment. On November 8, Proliska volunteers Yevhen Tkachov and Oleh Tkachenko narrowly survived such an attack when an FPV drone struck their armored vehicle with an anti-tank warhead, piercing the front and exiting through the rear armored doors.

How volunteers hold the evacuation front of the Donetsk region – read on Frontliner ​​[https://frontliner.ua/en/volunteers-evacuation-kostiantynivka/](https://frontliner.ua/en/volunteers-evacuation-kostiantynivka/) 

Text: Alina Evych

Photos: Marharyta Fal

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