The United Nations now estimates more than 1.7 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion 12 days ago; most have headed into neighboring countries such as Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. An additional million Ukrainians are believed to be internally displaced—forced out of their homes by the crisis but remaining in their country. Ukrainian men ages 18 to 60 are not allowed to leave—they are being called on to stay in Ukraine and fight as Russia continues its attacks on major cities.
Ukrainian Refugees Say Goodbye to Home and Family Members
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Stanislav, 40, says goodbye to his son David, 2, and his wife Anna, 35, on a train to Lviv at Kyiv's railway station in Ukraine on March 3, 2022. Stanislav is staying to fight while his family is leaving to seek refuge in a neighboring country. #
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Anna, 7, wearing a rescue blanket, holds her doll while waiting alongside her mother to board a bus after crossing from Ukraine to Poland at the border checkpoint in Medyka on March 7. #
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A Ukrainian family walks past a line of cars, heading toward the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing between Ukraine and Poland, as they flee the conflict in their country on February 28. #
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Faces of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine are illuminated by the light from a phone as they join a line at the border with Poland in Shehyni, Ukraine, on March 6. #
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