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| Watch: Footage shows last residents' struggle to leave Ukraine town | Watch: Footage shows last residents' struggle to leave Ukraine town |
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| Few people remain in Avdiivka, a town on Ukraine's front line that is bombed relentlessly by Russia. | Few people remain in Avdiivka, a town on Ukraine's front line that is bombed relentlessly by Russia. |
| Its pre-war population was more than 30,000. Now, there are just over 1,000 left. Many have fled and many have been killed. | Its pre-war population was more than 30,000. Now, there are just over 1,000 left. Many have fled and many have been killed. |
| Amid the thud of explosions and rattle of gunfire, a special police unit called the White Angels goes door-to-door helping to evacuate the town's remaining civilians. | Amid the thud of explosions and rattle of gunfire, a special police unit called the White Angels goes door-to-door helping to evacuate the town's remaining civilians. |
| Footage the unit has shared with the BBC shows the desperate conditions those remaining must endure, and how hard it is to leave under constant bombardment. | Footage the unit has shared with the BBC shows the desperate conditions those remaining must endure, and how hard it is to leave under constant bombardment. |
| The officers have to try to convince people to get out, but some refuse - they say they have nowhere else to go. | The officers have to try to convince people to get out, but some refuse - they say they have nowhere else to go. |
| The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov has been examining the footage. | The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov has been examining the footage. |
| Nothing but rubble: Ukraine's shattered ghost town Avdiivka | Nothing but rubble: Ukraine's shattered ghost town Avdiivka |
| Nothing but rubble: Ukraine's shattered ghost town Avdiivka |