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Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Published March 2nd, 2022 - 07:45 GMT

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) has estimated that 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine just one week after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the country. Families, foreign nationals and civilians alike in Ukraine have sought salvation in neighboring Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. And while these countries have eased entry restrictions on refugees coming from Ukraine, the sheer number of people making the journey has overwhelmed border crossings. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv reported on Feb. 27 that the wait times at all of Poland's border crossings were well over 24 hours. Some refugees fleeing Ukraine have had to walk over 10 hours along their journey, sleep along roads in freezing temperatures and pay hundreds of dollars for transportation out of the country.

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Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

A woman hugs a girl as refugees from Ukraine wait for a transport at the Moldova-Ukrainian border's checkpoint near the town of Palanca on March 1, 2022. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Refugees from Ukraine line up to get in to Poland on border crossing in Medyka, in eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Refugees from Ukraine line up to get into Poland on border crossing in Medyka, in eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Refugees from Ukraine are seen resting in a temporary reception point organized in the main railway station in Przemysl, in eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Refugees from Ukraine as seen at the border crossing in Medyka, eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Ukrainian women and children cross the border from Ukraine to Poland at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing on February 26, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The UN said more than 50,000 Ukrainians had fled the country in the past two days, calling for "safe unimpeded access" for aid operations. Streams of people in cars and on foot were seen crossing into Hungary, Poland and Romania. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

A volunteer carries a child of Ukrainian citizens as they arrive with buses in Przemsyl, eastern Poland, from the Medyka pedestrian border crossing as they flee the conflict in their country following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the late hours of February 25, 2022. The UN said more than 50,000 Ukrainians had fled the country in the past two days, calling for "safe unimpeded access" for aid operations. Streams of people in cars and on foot were seen crossing into Hungary, Poland and Romania while hundreds camped out in a train station in the Polish border city of Przemysl. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine

Ukrainian refugees pass by tents installed at the Siret border point with Ukraine, in Siret city March 1, 2022. Approaching 680,000 people have fled Ukraine since the Russian military invasion on February 24, with the number rising rapidly. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
A woman hugs a girl as refugees from Ukraine wait for a transport at the Moldova-Ukrainian border's checkpoint near the town of Palanca on March 1, 2022. (Photo by Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine line up to get in to Poland on border crossing in Medyka, in eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine line up to get into Poland on border crossing in Medyka, in eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine are seen resting in a temporary reception point organized in the main railway station in Przemysl, in eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine as seen at the border crossing in Medyka, eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. Overall, more than half a million people have fled Ukraine since its Soviet-era master Moscow launched a full-scale invasion on February 24, with more than half fleeing into neighboring EU and NATO member Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Ukrainian women and children cross the border from Ukraine to Poland at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing on February 26, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The UN said more than 50,000 Ukrainians had fled the country in the past two days, calling for "safe unimpeded access" for aid operations. Streams of people in cars and on foot were seen crossing into Hungary, Poland and Romania. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
A volunteer carries a child of Ukrainian citizens as they arrive with buses in Przemsyl, eastern Poland, from the Medyka pedestrian border crossing as they flee the conflict in their country following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the late hours of February 25, 2022. The UN said more than 50,000 Ukrainians had fled the country in the past two days, calling for "safe unimpeded access" for aid operations. Streams of people in cars and on foot were seen crossing into Hungary, Poland and Romania while hundreds camped out in a train station in the Polish border city of Przemysl. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
Families, Civilians Make Mass Exodus Out of Ukraine
Ukrainian refugees pass by tents installed at the Siret border point with Ukraine, in Siret city March 1, 2022. Approaching 680,000 people have fled Ukraine since the Russian military invasion on February 24, with the number rising rapidly. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
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