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Ukraine: People helping refugees in Poland and other countries on the border

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Passengers arrived on a train from Ukraine to the railway station in Przemysl, PolandImage source, Getty Images
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Announcing the opening of the national borders for all Ukrainians, the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the refugees are 鈥渨elcome to bring their pets with them鈥. These passengers arriving in Przemysal, Poland by train have brought their dog.

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Romania, Hungary and Poland have all made exceptions to the usually strict rules for pets and vets are meeting people at the border to help - this Ukrainian woman has arrived in Poland with her cat.

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Scout organisations in Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia have been organising collections and helping with aid. Here, a Polish scout and a train guard help a girl on the train platform.

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The largest numbers of refugees have headed for Poland, with others entering Hungary, Moldova, Romania, and Slovakia. Here people organise aid donations inside a sports hall close to the border crossing point in Kroscienko, Poland.

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This school in Hungary has been turned into a temporary shelter for Ukrainians arriving in the country.

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Many families have been travelling for days to reach the border. Many children had to leave their belongings behind so volunteers like these on the Ukrainian-Polish border have been giving out free toys.

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Toys are also given out to refugees arriving in Eastern Slovakia which also borders Ukraine.