Africans Attempting to Flee Russian Invasion of Ukraine Face Racist Treatment

African students attempting to flee the Russian invasion of #Ukraine say they are experiencing racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials. One footage shows Ukrainian forces pushing a black girl off the train while allowing a white girl. The United Nations has admitted that some non-Europeans refugees have faced discrimination while trying to flee to safety at Ukraine borders after their experiences were dismissed as lies and “Russian disinformation” by online commentators. “They stopped us at the border and told us that Blacks were not allowed. But we could see White people going through,” said Moustapha Bagui Sylla, a student from Guinea. He said he fled his university residence in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, as soon as the bombing began. #Africa #Racism #Russia