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The line of refugees from Ukraine at the Medyka border crossing in Poland at this hour. It’s 37 degrees; volunteers handing out blankets, hot tea and food as new arrivals wait to load onto buses heading to different towns.
Polish soldiers hold Ukrainian mothers’ children while they collect supplies and warm drinks
Families seek out warmth at nightfall #Medyka
A young Ukrainian boy rests with a teddy and some bread he was offered #Medyka
A boy carries his dog over the Polish border

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Oct 7, 2024
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