The people were either there voluntarily or had been stuck there after trains were stopped by air raids.
“Suddenly, when I arrived here to the station, the soldiers came and told everyone to get off the train. They can’t take you further,” Deekshith (a 21-year old Indian medical student) told CBS News.
He is four years into his Ukrainian medical degree and he does not want to leave Ukraine.
“I came here to serve a purpose. Studying. Imagine that you are in the middle or even at the end of your career. Someone says, “Get out of there!” But if things turn sour, then I don’t have any choice.”
On Saturday, there were several air raid sirens throughout the city as fighting continued close to the capital city.
Angelina, who arrived at the station Friday with her mother, dog, and dog, stated that she is originally from Crimea which was annexed to Russia in 2014.
She claimed that her family moved to Kyiv in order to flee the Russians during the invasion.
“I know it will be different. CBS News asked her how she felt about the Russian invasion.
“When the Russian annexed Crimea, I was a kid and didn’t know what was going on. It’s almost like when you wake up, you see new flags and new people. It’s almost as if they don’t speak, but they are just there, and you don’t know what to do. It’s just fear. Now I know what I should do and I believe that everything will turn out okay.”
She stated that people at the station tried to keep their heads up and not panic. She went outside to walk her dog, and got some fresh air.
“Dogs feel our emotions. According to CBS News, the key idea is to remain calm and not panic. “In certain moments, when we hear bad news about the deaths of our soldiers, I can see that she is near me and I feel better,” she said.
