Ukrainian refugees

Mayor Wojciech Bakun of Przemysl, Poland, estimates that 350,000 refugees have arrived in his Polish border town since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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This Polish mayor has become a hero for Ukrainians in crisis. But what of his past?

6:09pm March 11, 2022

Wojciech Bakun admits he was ill-prepared to become a front-line humanitarian worker dealing with the rush of refugees from Ukraine. And some onlookers have been surprised by his response too.

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Michael Schudrich, Poland's chief rabbi.

A Polish hotel recovering from its own tragic past has become a refuge for Ukrainians

1:33pm March 10, 2022

The Hotel Ilan in Poland has a renowned and troubled history for the country's Jewish community. Now, it has found a new purpose helping Ukrainians fleeing the war Russia has wrought on their country.

People board an evacuation bus as civilians continue to flee Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 8)

10:37pm March 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

People fleeing the Russian invasion in Ukraine and volunteers to help them fill the Hauptbahnhof main railway station on Wednesday in Berlin.

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Ukrainians fleeing war, and volunteers to help them, fill a Berlin train station

2:38pm March 04, 2022

by Esme Nicholson

At Berlin's main train station, hundreds of volunteers distribute food, hot drinks, diapers, toys, warm coats and a helping hand to the Ukrainians disembarking daily.

Nadir Fayzullaev from Kyiv sits at a temporary shelter in Poland after recently crossing the border from Ukraine at the Korczowa-Krakovets crossing.

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Ukrainians are fleeing to Poland, but some are returning home for their families

3:21pm March 01, 2022

by Claire Harbage

Thousands of Ukrainians have arrived in Poland after the country declared its borders open to refugees escaping the Russian incursion. But some are returning to Ukraine to find family or to fight.