An asylum seeker's five-nation trek to sanctuary
''I looked at my friends, all of us had cuffs on our hands, all in blood. But we felt a little bit confident because we were still alive.''
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine approached, policemen asked Rayan and his friends to join the army, promising citizenship, but they did not want to have to fight.A Ukrainian friend took them to hide in a village on the border. It was an early sunrise. By the time the small inflatable boat set off with more than 50 people on board, Rayan already regretted his decision."I took my life jacket off. I just wanted to swim back to the beach. But the water was freezing. It would stop your heart.After 18 hours on the cramped boat, Rayan and the others onboard were picked up by a ship off the English coast.
''I felt thankful. The point we should understand is not [everyone] has the luck of crossing the Channel. You are gambling with your life. Now I'm thankful I didn't sink."
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