In Ukraine War, Subway Cars Become Home

In most of Ukraine, the reality of war was impossible to ignore on the conflict's 30th day.

At first glance, the subway car into which a displaced Ukrainian family has moved looks like an apartment, its long seat covered with a light pink throw, a folding chair nearby converted into a small table on which a coffee cup filled with a beverage has been placed.

And the laughing face of a pigtailed little girl peering out a bus window could almost be that of a young child going on an exciting vacation with her family.

The reality behind such images is much different.

The subway car in the besieged northeastern city of Kharkiv is being used as a bomb shelter and is a poor substitute for the home the family had to flee amid bombardment from Russian forces. The laughing child is luckily young enough that she doesn't know her trip to Romania is actually a forced flight from danger. (Associated Press)