At the border with war

A series portraying the situation at the border between Poland and Ukraine during the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Przemyśl, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
A family of Ukrainian refugees wait under the snow to be transported to a shelter after arriving in Poland and fleeing the war in Ukraine in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Russia Ukraine war: refugees cross the border into Ukraine
Ukrainian refugees carrying suitcases pass through a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as they flee the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 3, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine.
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Przemyśl, Poland: refugees arrive from Ukraine
A group of children from Ukraine smiling with their toys wait for a train on the platform oof Przemysil train station, close to the border with Ukraine, where refugees arrive by train as they flee the war in Ukraine in Przemyśl, Poland on March 2, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, and more than four million refugees may need protection and assistance in the coming months according to the UNHCR. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Przemyśl, Poland: refugees arrive from Ukraine
A couple of refugees with their cat coming from Ukraine are seen taking shelter in Przemyśl railway station as they flee the war in Ukraine in Przemyśl, Poland on March 2, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, and more than four million refugees may need protection and assistance in the coming months according to the UNHCR.
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Przemyśl, Poland: refugees arrive from Ukraine
A polish man holds a sign offering free rides to refugees coming from Ukraine who shelter in Przemyśl railway station as they flee the war in Ukraine in Przemyśl, Poland on March 2, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, and more than four million refugees may need protection and assistance in the coming months according to the UNHCR.
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Ukraine: daily life in Lviv
People are seen crowding the city main train station at night in Lviv, Ukraine on March 6, 2022. As the war rages in the east and south of Ukraine, life in the western city still goes relatively normal.(Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Medyka, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
A child refugee stands in a line to buy bus tickets to cities in Poland and Europe at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as she flees the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks.(Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Russia and Ukraine war: Ukrainian refugees crisis
A refugee man from Ukraine with his children and family carrying a suitcase is seen walking at the border crossing between Ukraine and Poland in Kroscienco, Poland on March 5, 2022. More than a million Ukrainian citizens and residents have already left the country as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people more are expected to leave the country in the next weeks. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Medyka, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
Davide, an italian piano player is seen playing the piano close to a bonfire at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as refugees flee the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks.
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Medyka, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
A young refugee woman is seen crying at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as refugees flee the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks.
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Medyka, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
A woman asks for information to a driver of a bus directed to Przemysil at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as refugees flee the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks.
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Ukraine Russia conflict: daily life in Lviv, Ukraine
Refugees with luggage and suitcases are seen on a platform at the Lviv-Holovnyi railway station waiting to board a train to flee the country to in Lviv, Ukraine on March 7, 2022. As the westernmost city of Ukraine, Lviv has become a major stop for refugees fleeing the war from all over the country, who then board trains to other countries in Europe such as Poland or Hungary. More than 2 millions people, mostly women and children, have already left the country. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Medyka, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
An old woman refugee stands in line to buy bus tickets to cities in Poland and Europe at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as she flees the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks.
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Ukrainian refugees crisis: mall turned into refugee camp
A child is seen sleeping as refugees from Ukraine are see inside a mall turned refugees camp as they seek shelter after fleeing the Russia Ukraine war in Medyka, Poland on March 10, 2022. More than 2.5 millions people have already left the country with mayority seeking safety in Poland. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Russia and Ukraine war: Ukrainian refugees crisis
Volunteers give out free food and humanitarian aid to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine outside a mall where a refugees camp has been set up to give shelter to people in Przemysil, Poland on March 11, 2022.. As more than 2.5 millions people have left the country, the humanitarian crisis is expected to get worse as the war goes on. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Przemyśl, Poland: refugees arrive from Ukraine
A woman with a red jacket holding a shopping bag with a text reading "Peace" on it is seenin Przemysil train station, close to the border with Ukraine, where refugees arrive by train as they flee the war in Ukraine in Przemyśl, Poland on March 2, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, and more than four million refugees may need protection and assistance in the coming months according to the UNHCR. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Przemyśl, Poland: Ukrainian refugees crisis
A boy runs and jumps as ukrainian refugees are seen entering Poland a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine as refugees flee the intensifying war in Ukraine, their home country, in Medyka, Poland on March 4, 2022. The refugee crisis is expected to get worse as the war escalates in Ukraine and at least 5 millions people are expected to leave the country in the next weeks. (Photo by Davide Bonaldo/Sipa USA)
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Davide Bonaldo

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At the border with war