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Concerns for refugees' safety grow as more Ukrainians flee the country

As the number of people fleeing Ukraine surpasses 2.5 million, some advocates are starting to worry about their safety abroad. 👇

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Meet the Italian who drove 3,200-km to pick up Ukrainian refugees

“We saw the fear and the uncertainty in people’s eyes, we saw people who must have passed unimaginable horrors."

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'We can't live without them': Ukrainian refugees flee with beloved pets

Many Ukrainians carry cats, dogs, turtles and other pets as they flee Russia's invasion.

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Watch: How the EU will use an untested law to support Ukraine refugees

The Temporary Protection Directive will mean no restrictions on Ukrainians working or getting their children into school.

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Ukraine

'I aged ten years': Ukrainians on stress of war and family left behind

Ukrainians who fled Kyiv for the EU fear for the family they've left behind as Russia's war rages on.

United Kingdom

UK delivers 'disgraceful' 760 visas to Ukrainian refugees

Opposition MPs and the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK have criticised "bureaucratic hassles" impending Ukrainians from travelling to Britain.

Hungary

Annamaria one of a million children to have fled Ukraine, says UN

Annamaria, 10, fled after bombs started falling in her hometown Kharkiv.

Culture news

Former Miss Ukraine describes terrifying escape from Kyiv

The beauty queen was in the US on International Women's Day to highlight the plight of women and other Ukrainian civilians during the conflict.

Poland

Watch: 'See what your friend Putin has done,' Salvini told in Poland

Matteo Salvini has come in for criticism over his past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Romanians greet refugees with Women's Day flowers

At the Siret border crossing in Romania, women fleeing war in Ukraine were greeted on Tuesday with tulips and other flowers to mark International Women's Day.

Culture news

Youth orchestra evacuated from Ukraine

The movement of refugees into other European countries is underway, with sponsorship schemes taking place in some cases.

Ukraine

Two million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion

Two million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion, says UNHCR

France

UK to vet Ukraine refugees at Calais as French claim hundreds rejected

The UK is to install a visa application centre for Ukrainian refugees on the northern French coast, amid claims that hundreds trying to reach England have been refused entry.

Poland

Full of fear and foreboding, meet the refugees who have fled Ukraine

"Innocent people are dying. Tanks are shooting everywhere. A young girl, 18 yrs old is standing there with a machine gun. It’s horrible."

Ukraine

'Strength of Ukrainian resistance' surprises Moscow, says UK

Volunteers in Lviv, Ukraine, are taking crash classes on guerrilla warfare to learn how to fight Russian forces.

Moldova

Blinken pledges US support for Moldova amid Ukraine war

US secretary of state Antony Blinken met the President of Moldova after calls for international assistance in dealing with Ukraine refugees

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Ukrainian refugees are welcomed by volunteers as they enter Romania

Aid workers say over a thousand people, almost of them women and children, have been crossing the border at the river Danube every day.

Ukraine

Separating families say goodbye at Kyiv's train station

The stream of women and children fleeing the capital continues as men of fighting age remain behind to face the might of Russia's military.

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Piano player brings musical relief to Ukraine refugees

Refugees entering Poland from Ukraine had a pleasant surprise Friday when an Italian pianist showed up to welcome them at the Medyka border crossing.

Poland

'I had to run from my country': Distraught Ukrainians arrive in Poland

More than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since the fighting began, with most crossing the border into neighbouring Poland.