3 minutes agoPoland's Open Doors to Ukrainians Grows
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)More than 2 million people have fled to Poland from Ukraine since the Russian invasion more than a month ago. The Polish border guard says numbers crossing the border have fallen recently, but there has been a slight increase Saturday. From the start of the war, Poland is home to one [...]
Since the beginning of the war, Poland is home to a large Ukrainian community, and most refugees first went to stay with family and friends who already lived there.
Over the weeks, more and more women and children are coming who have nowhere to stay, the BBC writes. Thousands of Polish people have opened their homes, but this is a temporary solution.
Local officials in large cities, including Warsaw and Krakova, which have attracted the largest number, say they are out of space. They have urged the government to implement a plan to provide housing in the longer term for refugees. /abcnews. al
