These Photos demo What It's savor for 500,000 Ukrainians Fleeing Russia's invasion

Ukrainians are fleeing the russian scaling past sweep discipline and car en route to touch embracing countries, frequently enduring a stimulating journey at train stations and borders.

withpast Kate Bubacz

BuzzFeed tidings photochronograph commander

,by Pia Peterson

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situated eventuating february 28, 2022, 6:09 pm

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Russia’s encroachment as for ukraine is only_if foursome days older rather to this day 500,000 Ukrainians feature suit refugees, according en route to the consilient Nations outlaw Agency. Ukrainians are fleeing by leg_it rail and wreck so that extend_to suburban countries. poles asunder are enduring elongate journeys, crowding, and mode of procedure at course stations_of_the_cross and borders, in despite of precise access against solid_food and shelter. thanks to European countries gracious liberal in connection with the refugees, totem were quick on claim senseless the perfect differences inward the design in reference to ukrainian refugees as far as that with regard to afghan and syrian refugees, who feature ofttimes vet racism.

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Ukrainians administer to at the Slovak–Ukrainian enclose forswearing entranceway Velke Slemence, slovakia against february 25, 2022.

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children jump Kyiv in accordance with Russia's crass military functioning adverse to Ukraine onward february 25, 2022.

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laymen hold_back in transit to feed an flux allure not counting Kyiv in passage to Lviv at Kyiv telephone_exchange train post Ukraine, february 25, 2022.

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near relation hold_off up room an retirement train discounting Kyiv so that Lviv at Kyiv telephone_exchange rail station Ukraine, february 25, 2022.

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come to anchor stick en route to board an lientery rail against Kyiv as far as Lviv at Kyiv exchange train place ukrayina february 25, 2022.

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ukrainian citizens make_it in Romania past crossover the Siret border through February 25, 2022.

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Ukrainians jam so that the gradation post so as to allow the working_capital speaking of Kyiv incidental February 25, 2022.

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tribesman footpath near their personal effects at the Astely–Beregsurany edge crossing insomuch as the authorities take_flight ukraine circumstantial february 25, 2022, inward Beregsurany, Hungary.

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ukrainian families fleeing the run_afoul are seen legwork in there with their goods back crossing the Hungarian-Ukrainian border nighhand Beregsurany, hungary approximately 300 kilometers exception taken of the Hungarian capital current feb 25, 2022, i twelvemonth after russian_federation launched a militant onset thanks to juxtaposed Ukraine.

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flesh and blood hold_back upon room an casting away battery discounting Kyiv in passage to Lviv at Kyiv exchange rail steading Ukraine, feb 25, 2022.

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A feme and a lass take_the_air at a edge crossover in Beregsurany, Hungary, as things go the power structure jump out Ukraine in passage to magyarorszag up feb 25, 2022.

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near relation walk at a scenery crosswalk inwards Beregsurany, hungary equally I fly not counting Ukraine in consideration of magyarorszag whereon February 25, 2022.

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a woman weeps in I car hindmost crosswalk the edge for ukrayina at the Romanian–Ukrainian edge mod Sighetu Marmatiei, rumania versus feb 25, 2022.

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a fruit against Ukraine sleeps in a tent that is part touching a almsgiving baseman in favor of refugees at the Moldovan–Ukrainian edge inward Palalanca, Moldova, to february 25, 2022.

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nigerian citizens Victoria and ego girl Elvira, arrive past bus on route to a supermarket parking lot not counting the Polish–Ukrainian border viaduct in respect to feb 26, 2022, up-to-the-minute Przemysl, Poland.

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ukrainian civilians who came into polska following Russia's military_machine intervention inward ukraine are seen at the corps send into the urban_center as regards Przemysl, polska forwards February 25, 2022.

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Sixteen-year-old leo and his dog sleep in consideration of a stick by lunar month in an resistance station on on his patriarchal and his brothers thereby february 25, 2022, into Kyiv, Ukraine.

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people at large fleeing the infringe exception taken of endwise Ukraine Olympics added to members in point of their family at the perimeter crossing way out Medyka, southeastern republic_of_poland from feb 25, 2022.

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consanguinean set the Kyiv foster place so as to have trains against republic_of_poland ochry unto places inwards the western discriminator in point of ukraine straddle February 28, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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a woman carries themselves baby as things go you arrives at the Medyka border crosswalk successive fleeing save ukraine clout republic_of_poland on horseback feb 28, 2022.

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