Driving past the rubble of constant shellings littering Ocheretyne in eastern Ukraine, a group of Ukrainian policemen pick up passenger after passenger, waiting patiently for the civilians to say goodbye to their beloved pets as they go. For many in the small town close to Avdiivka, this is their last chance to flee the front and the advancing Russian army to somewhere safer. "I have two goats, four kids, three ducks, seven cats," evacuee Oleksandr Fomichov laments. "Now was the last opportunity. I'm leaving, leaving everything. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES