Watching Ukraine, Bosnians relive the trauma of their war
ABC News
Survivors of the 1992-95 siege of Bosnia's capital can't look away from what they say is a very similar tragedy now unfolding in Ukraine
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- News reports from Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities under unrelenting bombardment by the Russian military have been triggering painful memories among the survivors of the 1990s siege of Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
And yet, many have been spending hours on end glued to their television screens since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
“Not so long ago, we were them,” said Amra Muftic who survived the 1992-95 siege, watching news reports showing civilians taking refuge from Russian rocket attacks, shelling and gunfire in basements and subway stations.
“If our experience is anything to go by — and I have a gut feeling that it is — things are about to get much worse” for them, she added.
