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Some flee, others defy order to leave eastern Ukraine region

Viktor Mariukha, 84, is lifted out of his bed by members of the aid organization Refugease as he's evacuated from his home in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, to board a train to a safer part of the country in the west, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. The government issued an order to residents to leave the Donetsk region as they're preparing for the cold months of fall and winter and fear that many there may not have access to heating or electricity, or even clean water. (AP Photo/David Goldman) CORRECTS SPELLING TO VIKTOR NOT VICTOR Viktor Mariukha, 84, is carried by members of the aid organization Refugease as he's evacuated from his home in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, to board a train to a safer part of the country in the west, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. The government issued an order to residents to leave the Donetsk region in the face of the Russian offensive as they're preparing for the cold months of fall and winter and fear that many there may not have access to heating or electricity, or even clean water. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Marina Havrysh, right, wipes a tear away while saying goodbye to her elderly parents as they're evacuated to a safer part of the country in the west from their home in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. "I understand that this will be the last time I ever see them," she said. "You see their age, I can't give them the proper care." (AP Photo/David Goldman) CORRECTS SPELLING TO VIKTOR NOT VICTOR Viktor Mariukha, 84, is lifted out of his bed by members of the aid organization Refugease as he's evacuated from his home in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, to board a train to a safer part of the country in the west, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. The government issued an order to residents to leave the Donetsk region as they're preparing for the cold months of fall and winter and fear that many there may not have access to heating or electricity, or even clean water. (AP Photo/David Goldman) CORRECTS SPELLING TO VADIM NOT VADIN Marina Havrysh, left, is comforted by her husband, Vadim, as she weeps while watching her elderly parents helped into a van to be evacuated to a safer part of the country in the west from their home in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. "I understand that this will be the last time I ever see them," she said. "You see their age, I can't give them the proper care." (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Some flee, others defy order to leave eastern Ukraine region