Life and death decisions leave little room for feeling. War refugees fleeing Russian munitions in Ukraine packed only the necessities for their journeys to safety: vital documents, a cherished pet, and, in many cases, not even a change of clothes.

Margot, 15 years-old, refugee fleeing the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine holds her dog inside a tent at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Emergency Situations Department employees talk to wheelchair user Katia, 90 years-old, a refugee fleeing the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, March 5, 2022. 
A refugee fleeing the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine holds her child’s hand inside a tent at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, March 5, 2022.
A refugee fleeing the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine holds a child inside a tent at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, March 5, 2022. 
A refugee fleeing the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine holds her pet cat at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, March 5, 2022.