Maranie Staab

Photographer + Journalist + Videographer

www.maranierae.com/

Exodus to Moldova

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Location: Portland, Oregon

Nationality: American

Biography: Maranie is an independent photographer, videographer and journalist currently based in Portland, Oregon. Her work focuses on human rights and social justice issues, social movements, displacement and the impact(s) of conflict on individuals and... MORE

Exhausted mothers and their chi..., 2022 was just under 3 hours.

Exhausted mothers and their children wait for permission to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova. The wait on March 21, 2022 was just under 3 hours.

Leeza, age 10, and her mother L...er 230,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Leeza, age 10, and her mother Leena, wait aboard a bus to be evacuated from the besieged city of Mikolaiv on March 10, 2022. The bus, one of several organized by Team Humanity, is full of residents fleeing Russia’s ongoing bombardment of residential neighborhoods. The vehicle is bound for the Moldovan capital Chisinau where some will travel on towards cities in surrounding countries, some will remain in Moldova and some spend the ride making calls to family and friends, unsure of where to go. All board the bus with only what they can carry, unsure of if or when they’ll return home and whether much of their home will still exist. Russia’s indiscriminate and targeted attacks continue at this moment as Russia pursues an ambitious plan to cut off all access to the Black Sea. Moldovans and aid organizations are working tirelessly to provide for the ongoing flood of people fleeing Ukraine, but the need is overwhelming and still expected to grow. While the largest number of refugees have fled to Poland the highest per capita have arrived at the border of Moldova. The small, poor but generous country of less than 3 million people has so far received over 230,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Ukrainian refugees huddle in th...tacks on cities and civilians.

Ukrainian refugees huddle in the cold at the Palanca border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova as they wait to be permitted to enter Moldova on March 10, 2022. More than 2.3 million people have fled Ukraine in the last two weeks, a number expected to grow as Russia continues its indiscriminate and targeted attacks on cities and civilians.

Aid workers use tape to write t...ng targeted by Russian forces.

Aid workers use tape to write the word "children" across the front of a bus that will evaucate women and children from the besieged city of Mikolaiv on March 10, 2022. The hope is that this will prevent the vehicle from being targeted by Russian forces.

An evacuee from Mikolaiv clutch...sieged city on March 10, 2022.

An evacuee from Mikolaiv clutches their belongings as they wait aboard a bus that will evacuate them from the besieged city on March 10, 2022.

Women and children wait in a pa...sa, Ukraine on March 21, 2022.

Women and children wait in a parking lot to be evacuated from the port city of Odessa, Ukraine on March 21, 2022.

Refugees huddle in the cold at ...ter Moldova on March 10, 2022.

Refugees huddle in the cold at the Palanca border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova as they wait to be permitted to enter Moldova on March 10, 2022.

"We left my husband in Mik...m away from Mikolaiv, Ukraine.

"We left my husband in Mikolaiv. He told me that we must leave, that it was becoming too dangerous, but he will stay and fight. He said that he loves us but that he must defend Ukraine". Irina and her children sleep as an evacuation bus carries them away from Mikolaiv, Ukraine.