{"id":219658,"date":"2025-02-19T00:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainians-who-fled-russian-occupation-tell-of-oppression-and-torture-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T00:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:05:15","slug":"ukrainians-who-fled-russian-occupation-tell-of-oppression-and-torture-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainians-who-fled-russian-occupation-tell-of-oppression-and-torture-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainians who fled Russian occupation tell of oppression and torture | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JJ0WCNKpRDw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainians who fled Russian occupation tell of oppression and torture | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJ0WCNKpRDw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russian forces are currently in control of almost a fifth of Ukraine\u2019s territory. Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, millions of Ukrainians have fled the fighting by traveling east across the border into Russia. But making the journey from there back into free Ukrainian territory is more difficult.<br \/>\nSince last August, the only option is to go through Belarus, a Russian ally. There is only one remaining open border crossing between Belarus and Ukraine in Domanove. This route only works for Russian passport holders.<br \/>\nDW correspondent Sonia Phalnikar met with people who have managed to flee Russian-occupied territory. Some don\u2019t want to show their faces on camera because they still have family in Russian-controlled areas.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian forces are currently in control of almost a fifth of Ukraine\u2019s territory. Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, millions of Ukrainians have fled the fighting by traveling east across the border into Russia. But making the journey from there back into free Ukrainian territory is more difficult. 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