The war has already led at least a half-million Ukrainians to flee the country, according to the U.N., and that number is expected to continue rising. Many families are being separated as fathers, sons and some women stay behind to fight. This is a mother and son who spoke as they made their way toward Poland.

Olga Goncharuk: “We’re coming from Kyiv, the capital, which has been bombed, where people are shot, where peaceful places are targeted, where they shoot our men. … We are taking our kids away in order to save their lives.”

Mark Goncharuk: “We left Dad in Kyiv, and Dad will be selling things and helping our heroes, our army. He might even fight.”