Over 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine and become refugees since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the United Nations. About 2.3 million of those people have gone to neighboring Poland, and another 600,000 people have crossed into neighboring Romania. Julia Pashkovska, a mother who left her home in central Ukraine, joins us to discuss her experience fleeing the country.

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Show Notes:

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – https://www.mightycause.com/story/M1wzpf

Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine – https://bit.ly/36WSK40

American Red Cross – https://rdcrss.org/3vT4qPO

Polish Humanitarian Action: SOS Ukraine – https://www.pah.org.pl/en/

Association for Legal Intervention – https://interwencjaprawna.pl/en/get-involved/donate/

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