A growing number of Ukrainians and Russian dissidents are travelling to Mexico, driving across the border into the United States to seek asylum, a trend that could accelerate as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces more people to flee their homes. According to figures from the US Customs and Border Protection, arrivals of Ukrainians at the Mexican-US border have increased in recent months after a drastic drop in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Tijuana, Mexico. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #UkrainianRefugees #Tijuana
In the second agreed corridor, the village of Buhas was expecting to receive people from the city of Volnovakha fleeing the war. However, residents are hunkering down in bomb shelters as fighting continues all around them, making humanitarian evacuations nearly impossible. The area is now under the control of Russian-backed rebel forces from Donetsk – just a few kilometres from the latest front line. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Donbas, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #Donestk #RussiaUkraineWar
Ukraine has said civilian evacuations were halted in two cities in the country’s southeast because of continuing attacks, an account dismissed by Russia which had announced a temporary ceasefire to allow more than 200,000 people to escape the fighting. Russia earlier on Saturday said its forces stopped firing near Mariupol and Volnovakha to allow safe passage to civilians, but Ukraine officials accused Russian troops of breaking the partial truce. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from near Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #UkraineCeasefire #RussiaUkraineWar
In a medieval town in Poland a few hours’ drive from Ukraine, volunteers from across Europe are preparing aid convoys bound for the border. Volunteers are working against the clock to pack and distribute as much aid into Ukraine as they can, as organisers worry Belarusian forces allied with Russia could soon block their supply lines. And some volunteers are crossing the other way, back into Ukraine, to provide humanitarian relief or to take up arms against Russia. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Lublin, in eastern Poland. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: […]
Ukranians who have made it to Germany are working out their next steps, after going through what they say was an overwhelming experience. Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane reports from Berlin, Germany. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Germany
Ukrainian refugees have found an outpouring of help in Poland. Many of the hundreds of thousands who crossed the border have found shelter with Polish families. And volunteers are taking essentials to those still stranded in Ukraine, navigating border crossings to make sure the assistance gets there. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Budomierz on the Poland-Ukraine border. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Poland
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, more than 115,000 refugees have crossed into Poland, the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday. Anyone from Ukraine is allowed entry, even those who do not hold valid passports, Polish officials said. dozens of men and women who spent the night in parking lots, waiting for their loved ones to arrive. Poland is expecting to help as many as five-million people in the weeks ahead. But crowds at checkpoints are so large, it could take people three days to be processed. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Przemysl, in eastern Poland. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe […]