Mar 10 Ukrainians escaping Russia’s advance speak of abuses By Rafal Niedzielski, Associated Press As more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine begin to scatter throughout Europe and beyond, some carry valuable witness evidence to build a case for potential war crimes. Continue reading
Mar 09 During ‘short window of time’ to flee, Ukrainians evacuate Kyiv suburbs By Vadim Ghirda, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Residents of the bombarded suburbs of Ukraine's capital snaked their way across the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge that provided the only way to escape Russian shelling. Continue reading
Mar 06 Russian attacks halt plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians By Associated Press Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of Ukrainian cities in the center, north and south of the country late Sunday, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovich said. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:27 Families flee homes in Ukraine as death toll mounts By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, many while attempting to flee. And those who have made it across the border face a growing refugee crisis in Poland, Romania and other surrounding countries. NewsHour’s foreign… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 6:35 Carrying children and pets, Ukrainians flee to Poland to escape Russian bombardment By Simon Ostrovsky The United Nations estimates nearly a million and a half Ukrainians will flee the country by this weekend, making it one of the largest refugee crises in Europe in recent history. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports from the… Continue watching
Mar 04 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine, according to U.N. report By Associated Press The U.N. refugee agency reported Friday that more than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since the fighting began. Continue reading
Mar 03 Hundreds of Africans stopped from entering Spain for second day By News Desk Hundreds of people have tried for a second day to climb over the fences that separate a Spanish city in North Africa from Morocco. Continue reading
Feb 28 For Ukrainians, some European countries open their doors that were kept closed to Middle Eastern and African refugees By Renata Brito, Associated Press While Europeans' hospitality toward Ukrainians has been applauded, it has also highlighted the stark difference in treatment received by Middle Eastern and African migrants and refugees, particularly Syrians who came in 2015. Continue reading
Feb 28 More than 500,000 refugees flee Ukraine since start of Russian invasion By Justin Spike, Associated Press The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has showed no signs of stopping as they flee Russia's burgeoning war. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:17 Fighting continues in Ukraine as hundreds of thousands flee By PBS NewsHour Fighting in Ukraine continues as thousands of young people join the resistance against Russian troops. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing to neighboring countries. President Volodomyr Zelensky has agreed to hold peace talks with Moscow at the Ukraine-Belarus… Continue watching