On Wednesday they were allocated some space in a garage, but that night camp authorities took back the mattresses they had provided because they were needed for a hospital. Ms Sultanova, who spent two months sheltering in a cellar from the Russian on slaught, was yesterday wondering if she had been wise to flee the city. I don't know how we're going to cope. When Grozny's inhabitants were warned by the Russian military last week to flee the city before a major offensive, they were promised warm beds and food in specially created camps. Those who fled north and ended up in the Znamenskoye camp said yesterday they had been betrayed.
Refugees have to queue for up to three hours to get the permits.
They can't even leave to go to the market without a pass. After that we decided to leave. They fired at us as we drove along the road. Then we arrived here and found there is no room for us in the tents. My parents are elderly and unwell.