Posted on Apr 12, 2022
Romania hasn't always seen itself as a safe haven. War in Ukraine has changed that
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Sasha and Eugenia had just crossed into Romania from Ukraine, carrying their 2-year old son and heavy duffle bags as they walked through a ferry checkpoint.
Sasha, the father, says they decided to leave their home country a week earlier. It had been more than a month since the start of the Russian invasion, and the family had reached a breaking point.
Sasha and Eugenia had just crossed into Romania from Ukraine, carrying their 2-year old son and heavy duffle bags as they walked through a ferry checkpoint.
Sasha, the father, says they decided to leave their home country a week earlier. It had been more than a month since the start of the Russian invasion, and the family had reached a breaking point.
Romania hasn't always seen itself as a safe haven. War in Ukraine has changed that
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""Our child, he needs special care," he says through an interpreter. "And then, all of a sudden, we realized we don't have the medicine; it is not available anymore. And that is the moment we got triggered. We decided we had to leave."
More than 4.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the war erupted in late February. The vast majority, some 2.6 million, have traveled to Poland. Romania has seen the second-largest influx."...
...""Our child, he needs special care," he says through an interpreter. "And then, all of a sudden, we realized we don't have the medicine; it is not available anymore. And that is the moment we got triggered. We decided we had to leave."
More than 4.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the war erupted in late February. The vast majority, some 2.6 million, have traveled to Poland. Romania has seen the second-largest influx."...
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Even less than ideal locations are serving as "second homes" for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. This is true in Romania, Poland & other places as well.
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