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: […]
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
Medyka is one of eight border crossings between Poland and Ukraine. Since Thursday, tens of thousands of people fleeing the Russian bombing of Ukraine have passed through there. Those moving through can use not only a narrow pedestrian gangway. System crashes forcing the few Ukrainian border agents to handwrite the names of displaced people trying to leave … who now number in the thousands. And more are coming. System crashes forcing the few Ukrainian border agents to handwrite the names of displaced people trying to leave, who now number in the thousands and more are coming. Many Ukrainians are leaving the sirens, shelters and families behind, opting instead for a […]
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 […]
