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Relief for Ukrainian refugees upon their arrival in Poland
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People arrive in a Ukrainian train that is transporting hundreds of people fleeing from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the train station in Przemysl, Poland, March 3, 2022. REUTERS - YARA NARDI
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More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion and more than 2 million of them have arrived in Poland, according to the figure of the Polish border guards this Friday, March 18, 2022. These are mainly women and children who fled after several weeks of war, fleeing in particular from towns bombarded by the Russian army.
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With our special correspondent in Przemysl,
Sarah Bakaloglou
.
At the Polish Przemysl station, near the Ukrainian border, Aleksandra Ischenko has just gotten off the train with her two children.
The Ukrainian mother fled her hometown, Mykolaiv, in the face of the scale of the bombardments.
“
The situation was horrible, we were very scared.
We were all the time in underground shelters, the women, the children and the elderly
, remembers the mother of the family
.
Here in Poland, it is calm, we are not afraid for our children.
But hopefully we can come back soon.
»
At Przemysl station, near the Ukrainian border, dozens of women and children are waiting for the train to return to Ukraine, after having found refuge in Poland a few days/weeks ago.
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“
We had no more electricity, no more water
”
In front of the quay, Daria Czuhai, patient, with her seven-year-old child.
This young woman of 29 years is finally breathing.
She arrives from Chernihiv where the Russian bombardments are daily.
“
We had no more electricity, no more water and in some neighborhoods, no more gas.
The Russians bombarded the city several times a day.
In the middle of the night, we had to grab a pillow, take refuge in the hallway and put it over our heads.
The journey to escape was very difficult.
The mayor of our city told us:
“the city is mined, you travel at your own risk”
.
»
At his side, his son plays with branches.
“
He doesn't understand what is happening
, confides his mother,
but he knows that Vladimir Putin is a monster who wants to steal our land
”.
►Also listen: Accents du monde - War in Ukraine: more than a million children have left their country
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