Flight from Ukraine

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, millions have fled, causing one of the acutest refugee crises in the world. In turn that has triggered a massive humanitarian response. Volunteers have flooded into Poland and Ukraine, foreign governments have welcomed the displaced, none more so than the Polish government, which is providing housing, money and food to Ukrainians.

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Fri., March 25, 2022

Kyle Varner uses a translation application to diagnosis a 1.5-year-old’s ailment. The little girl, who had spent three days fleeing the war in Ukraine, had an ear infection.

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Monsef Gaity, right, laughs at a video Alex Hajduczok shows him. Gaity fled his home in Berdyansk, Ukraine. With his family, he spent two days crossing military checkpoints and riding trains to get to Poland.

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A Ukrainian refugee prepares to get into a van near the Polish-Ukrainian border early in the morning on March 20, 2022.

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Kyle Varner watches as refugees cross into Poland on March 20, 2022 at the Medyka border station.

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Kyle Varner examines the dosage instructions on a bottle of valium. Many of the refugees that Varner treated while working at a medical aid station on the Polish-Ukrainian border asked for something to calm their nerves.

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Alex Hajduczok, a cardiologist in Philadelphia, shows a photo of the photo taken of his grandfather when he entered a Nazi work camp during World War II. Hajduczok’s grandfather was born in Ukraine. Now, Hajduczok is volunteering his time helping refugees on the border.

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Kyle Varner checks the pulse of a Ukrainian refugee on March 24, 2022.

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Two volunteers wait near the Polish-Ukraine border on March 24, 2022. Refugees receive a variety of support upon arrival, including free phone calls.

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A Polish soldier carries an infant across the border on March 24, 2022.

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Daria Gaity rubs her son, Monsef Gaity's, forehead early in the morning on March 25, 2022. The family fled their home in Berdyansk, Ukraine and spent two days crossing military checkpoints and riding trains to get to Poland. Monsef had an upset stomach, likely a minor bug.

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Irina, Monsef, Karim and Daria Gaity stand in a medical aid tent on the Polish Ukraine border early in the morning of March 25, 2022. They fled their home in Berdyansk two days prior, and brought their dog Bella along.

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Among all the other amenities, refugees fleeing Ukraine also were given pet supplies and a veterinarian was at the border many days.

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Ukrainian refugees as seen at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 25, 2022. Volunteers provide refugees with food, medical care, clothing, coffee, cell phone charging and more.

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The Ukrainian flag whips in the wind on March 25, 2022.

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Bottled water as seen at the Medyka border crossing in Poland on March 25, 2022.

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Dr. Kyle Varner drives out of the Medyka border crossing aid station in Poland on March 25, 2022. Varner has spent the past week working a night shift at the border.

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