Ukrainians face another harsh winter as Russia attacks coal country

Many Ukrainians continue to leave their coal mining towns, with the front line of the war with Russia nearby.

Ukrainians face another harsh winter as Russia attacks coal country
Evacuees from the city of Pokrovsk arrive at the train station in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, on Oct. 15. They are fleeing to cities in western Ukraine or other points in Europe. Pokrovsk, a coal mining center in eastern Ukraine, is under frequent Russian artillery barrages and aerial attacks.

Many Ukrainians continue to leave their coal mining towns, with the front line of the war with Russia nearby.

(Image credit: Michael Robinson Chávez for NPR)