'Our people are being killed.' Ukrainians flee to tiny, poor Moldova as Russia escalates attacks

‘Our people are being killed.’ Ukrainians flee to tiny, poor Moldova as Russia escalates attacks [Trevor Hughes] This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. CHISINAU, Moldova - The hem of her purple skirt brushed the tile floor as Kristina Paleshev anxiously paced while cradling her wailing infant daughter Maria. Sitting at a table with aid workers, forms and documents spread before him, her husband, Oleksandr, once again explained what had happened: The [Russian artillery shelling that killed](/story/news/politics/2022/03/19/ukraine-russia-invasion-putin-updates/7099086001/) their neighbor. The heartbreaking decision to abandon their home in Mykolaiv. The frightening eight-hour drive [across western Ukraine](/in-depth/graphics/2022/02/24/ukraine-invasion-russia-attack-map-guide/6925181001/) to the…