“Oh God, protect Ukraine and its people.” “Pray for Ukraine.” The calls that have poured out on social media since the Russian invasion of Kiev have hidden behind them a torrent of other calls, some of them to flirt with Ukrainian refugee women, and others are looking for ways to survive the pain of war. And about ways to take advantage of the terror camped on stranded people of various Arab nationalities.

Despite the drums of war that have sounded since the dawn of Thursday, this did not prevent immigration facilitation companies from continuing their work.

Despite the great escape in Ukrainian cities, the door is still open for those wishing to come and take advantage of the open borders, claiming that the war will end soon, but in the end you will be able to earn the available travel, entry without a visa, and the cost that is reduced by half, but if you do not want to Travel to Ukraine, in front of you is Poland or Romania, according to what these companies and individuals sometimes promote.

war merchants

The trade initiated by Arabs on communication groups in Ukraine, such as “Ukraine Youth,” “Expatriates in Ukraine,” “Arabs in Ukraine,” and others, brought back the famous scene from the movie “America Chica Becca,” when the film’s heroes were swindled by an immigration agent. And the scene of losing their dream and returning to Cairo Airport after a long suffering without food or drink, to the tune of the song "What does the word homeland mean?"

Much like what happened on social media over the past few days and is still happening in Warland.

"There is a car now in Kiev. We will see Lviv.. Communicate privately", "Obtaining a visa for Turkey and an asylum visa, for Ukrainians wishing to come to Jordan with job opportunities, accommodation facilities, and private housing", these were examples of the publications that filled the groups The

Arabs in Ukraine

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with offers to benefit from the horror of war, whether by paying assistance in moving between Ukrainian cities to get away from the bombing sites, or the desire to take advantage of the security vacuum at the Ukrainian borders, to facilitate exit from the country to the safer nearby countries at the present time.

And under the bombing, do not ask about logic, people who are trying to save themselves and their children from the scourge of the war declared by the Tsar, cannot be blamed, whether these messages are for Ukrainian citizens, or Arabs who want to find a way out with travel agencies, even if it costs them to make some mistakes in order to escape safely. , they may not consider the consequences of choosing at critical moments.

And what is happening in Ukraine has prompted many Arab immigrants to broadcast war videos through channels created in conjunction with the intensification of the battle between Russia and Ukraine.

Among the most famous of those channels, which began transmitting events from their sites, was the channel "Saeedi in Ukraine" established by the Egyptian Saidi, Walid Haridi, in which he tells about his experience of immigration in Ukraine, about the Ukrainian people, and the fact of simple marriage in Ukraine, then Walid moved to follow up on the war. With the intensification of the crisis.

Walid transmitted live images from the Ukrainian markets, the disappearance of goods, and cases of cross-border displacement, but he was surprised by the attempts of some to exploit the situation, abuse Ukraine's women, and take war as a way to ridicule or achieve gains, whether from Arabs inside or outside Ukraine.

Walid told Al Jazeera Net, "The questions received by the channel surprised me about how Ukrainian women refugees arrived and married them from various Arab countries, and dealt with the logic of prisoners of war, even though they are basically not partners in the war, neither from near nor from afar."

The matter did not stop at the limits of waiting for the spoils, according to what Haridy told Al Jazeera Net, "but also the torrent of open residences in Arab countries for Ukrainian refugees. We have not seen such sincere cooperation with those fleeing Arab countries to Ukraine years ago due to the war in their country."

The human face of the crisis

On the other side of the war, and on the close border with Ukraine, Egyptians and Arabs who had settled in Russia, Poland or Romania offered a helping hand to those stranded in the afflicted country.

Through the travel groups spread on the social networking site Facebook, such as the “Travel Secrets Club Official” group

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many people submitted invitations to receive the victims of Ukraine, prepare to bring them and stay in Russia, Poland or Romania until the situation stabilizes for free, which he considered Many were a practical response to the irony and mockery that prevailed before everyone sensed the horror of the catastrophe.