Ukrainian drivers came under Russian fire. They have evacuated Chinese citizens to Moldova. Despite the experience, both drivers continue to save people from the war. They arrived in Varna with another group of refugees, he said BNT.
Eugene and Alexander came under direct fire with rockets fired from two planes and, as they said, “miraculously we all survived.” The incident happened during their fourth passage on this route – to Chisinau through the Gulf to Belgorod-Dniester.
The road is now closed and their colleagues are passing through the Palanka border crossing. Both drivers were extremely calm as they recounted where they had left their shot bus for repairs just to pick up a new one and set off with another group of refugees.
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Late in the evening, Eugene and Alexander arrive in Varna with 40 Ukrainian women and children. This time no one shot at them, as happened 60 kilometers from Odessa on their previous course.
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They fired at the bus, the whole thing is in holes, here are the shells, one projectile is in my hands and many more are rolling here. We were with passengers, we came across a Russian bomber that dropped a bunch of missiles or something else, shells. live, no one was hurt, “said Eugene.
Evgeniy Salnikov is from Odessa, he is 52 years old and has been working as a bus driver for more than 30 years. So far no one was able to send in the perfect solution, which is not strange.
“Two planes came – one higher, the second went very low, practically parallel to the bus, about 150-200 meters. At that moment we were alone on the road, in a narrow place, at low speed. There was an explosion, lights, on the bus started banging something “, added Evgeniy Salnikov.
Drivers hide the bus behind an abandoned building, it takes part of the impact. The 48 Chinese citizens were evacuated with the help of passing cars.
“The planes definitely saw us, no doubt. While we were crossing the bridge, one flew to the sea, and these two came from the sea. I don’t know what their task was. If their goal was the bus, I don’t know how to determine it. If it was otherwise, we obviously got to where they were supposed to bomb. And the bombs are banned for use, as far as I understand – cluster. Because from one bomb flew 15-20 small shells, “said Evgeny Salnikov.
According to him, the goal of the Russian military is to open land corridors to Crimea and Transnistria in Moldova, from where, according to him, Russian troops are also attacking Ukraine. However, he has no doubt how the war will end.
“It will end with our victory, no doubt. Because our people are so united that there is no other way. We will all go out, without the children, but with the women and we will defend ourselves,” said Evgeny Salnikov.
Both he and his colleague Alexander continue to work. Eugene and Alexander’s new bus leaves for Ukraine as soon as its passengers get off in Varna to return with more fugitives from the war.
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