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Added on the 02/03/2022 13:09:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Ukrainians get off a bus in the Polish town of Korczowa, next to the border between Poland and Ukraine, as they flee the Russian invasion of their country. UNHCR figures show that 454,000 people have fled from Ukraine to Poland. IMAGES
Images show refugees arriving in the south-eastern Polish city of Przemyśl near the Ukrainian border where members of the Polish authorities and volunteers are waiting to greet them. With 756,303 refugees in Poland according to the UNHCR, the country is hosting by far the largest number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. IMAGES
Thousands of displaced Ukrainians camp at the Polish border of Korczowa - Krakovets, waiting to cross into Poland. Fighting has claimed dozens of civilian lives and could, according to the EU, displace up to seven million people. Ukraine vows not to give ground at talks with Moscow as Ukrainian forces resist a Russian invasion four days in and Moscow puts its nuclear forces on high alert. IMAGES
Aerial footage released by a pro-Ukraine militia shows an alleged drone attack on a Russian armoured military vehicle in a village on the Kursk border region. Additional images published by another volunteer group also claim to show a gun battle on the border. IMAGES
Polish farmers block the border with Ukraine at Dorohusk to protest against European directives and "uncontrolled" imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. IMAGES