Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is driving its people to the country’s western borders. So far the majority have headed to Poland, which is opening its arms to the newcomers
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskHolding a bag in one hand, her young daughter’s hand in the other, and carrying her toddler in a sling, Anastasia describes walking 17km to the border. She was greeted by chaos and impenetrable crowds. A young couple saw a village consumed by flames along the way. “It was hell,” says Katya, recalling how her apartment in Kyiv shook as Russian bombs struck the city. “Fuck Russia,” she says, before correcting herself: “Fuck Putin.
This is the kind of refugee crisis that Europe hoped never to see again. More than a million have already left Ukraine since the war began, the’s refugee agency said on March 3rd. Around two-thirds are arriving in Poland, with Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia taking the rest. The European Union’s commissioner for crisis management estimates 4m people could flee Ukraine in the next five months.
Other aspects of this migrant wave are different, too. Since 2017 Ukrainians have enjoyed visa-free travel around thecountry they enter. The task of accommodating them will thus be spread between countries.
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