Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by / Grzegorz Szymanowski
00:18 Halyna Koropko / Train attendant
00:40 Grzegorz Szymanowski / DW Reporter
01:44 Halyna Koropko / Train attendant
02:24 Halyna Koropko / Train attendant

Script:

00:01
+++ Halyna Koropko, Train attendant (female, Ukrainian) +++
"We are about to evacuate! Get your warm clothes and valuables."

00:08
Our train is some two hours away from Kyiv, and a Russian drone has been detected.  
Halyna Koropko is in charge of the next steps.

00:17
+++ Halyna Koropko, Train attendant (female, Ukrainian) +++
"The train driver relays the information to the train conductor, and they relay it to us. So we are evacuating now."

00:22
This is the protocol whenever a Russian drone gets within 100 kilometers from a moving train.
The crew now has about 10 minutes to stop the train and bring all passengers to safety.

00:34
+++ ATMO Halyna Koropko, Train attendant (female, Ukrainian) +++
"Go there, go there."

The worry is that our train could be the actual target.

+++ Grzegorz Szymanowski, DW Reporter (english) +++
"We stopped at this small station. Everyone was told to move away, 200 metres from the train. They also turned down the lights in the train to make it less visible."

00:51
Russia has massively stepped up attacks on Ukrainian trains this year.
Moscow says it's targeting railway infrastructure and military logistics.
But passenger trains are hit regularly.
Thanks to the new safety protocol, casualties have been limited.
Here, most passengers react calmly. Some check air raid alerts.

01:12 
+++ VOX (male, Ukrainian) +++
"This is the second evacuation for me today. It's OK, I made sure there is a building between me and the train, that there is an obstacle there, and that's it."

01:23 
+++ VOX (female, Ukrainian) +++
"Last year, taking the train was much easier than this year. Sadly, this is the reality this year."

01:29 
+++ VOX (male, Ukrainian) +++
"Yes, we are getting delayed. We arrive later but it's safer that way. It's better to lose time than to lose lives."

For Halyna, evacuations are now routine.

01:43
+++ Halyna Koropko, Train attendant +++
"We are worried, but we've gotten used to that. I mean, we are all human, but we are getting used to it. We have to evacuate every day, sometimes even four or seven times in one direction."

01:57
Luckily, Halyna has never had to experience an actual attack. 
After an hour of waiting, the threat is over and we can board again.

02:06
+++ ATMO Train conductor (female, Ukrainian) +++
"Watch your step. Use your flashlights. Take your time."

02:12
+++ ATMO Halyna Koropko, Train attendant (female, Ukrainian) +++
"Carriage 7 the evacuation is over."

02:15
Back on board, Halyna invites us for tea.
She's been a train attendant for over 40 years. 

02:23
+++ Halyna Koropko, Train attendant +++
"Our work is very much needed. But it's hard right now. Many railroad workers and train drivers have already been killed. So we're very sad. I feel sorry for those people."

02:39
We arrive in Kyiv with just an hour delay.
Halyna reboards the train and carries on through the night.

END