Ukrainian refugees

Poles have donated over EUR 2 bln to assist refugees from Ukraine

According to the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), Poles, in total, spent PLN 9 billion-10 billion (EUR 1.9 billion-2.1 billion) to help refugees. It was noted that this was more than the total amount of donations given to charity in 2021. Wojtek Jargiło/PAP

Poles, during the first months of the war, have privately given nearly PLN 10 billion (EUR 2 billion) to help refugees from Ukraine, a government think tank has reported.

Warsaw University records increased enrollment of Ukrainian students

Over 500 Ukrainian students have enrolled at Warsaw University in the present recruitment period, nearly twice as many as in the previous period, the university's press spokesperson told PAP on Wednesday.

Poland accepts 5.06 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, around 5.06 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Wednesday morning.

US movie star Ben Stiller visits Ukrainian refugees at Polish border

Hollywood actor Ben Stiller, on Sunday, visited the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Medyka, where he met with Ukrainian refugee families fleeing the Russian invasion.

Poland accepts 4.17 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, 4.17 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Sunday morning.

EIB approves EUR 2-bln refugee financing for Poland

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 2 billion in debt financing for Poland to help it cope with influx of refugees from Ukraine.

Around 132,000 Ukrainians find jobs in Poland

Some 132,000 Ukrainian nationals have found employment in Poland since February 24, when Russia invaded their country, the Polish family and social policy minister said on Friday.

Forty-one Ukrainian students to take pre-university exams in Poland

Forty-one Ukrainian students who arrived in Poland after February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, will sit the Polish matura, or the secondary school final exam that is required to start university or college education.

Gov't estimates 1.5 mln Ukrainians will stay in Poland

About half of the three million Ukrainians who have crossed the Polish border since Russia invaded Ukraine intend to stay in Poland, a senior government official has said.

Woman who played the ‘girl in the red coat’ in ‘Schindler’s List’ becomes real-life hero

Oliwia Dąbrowska, who shot to fame at the age of three after appearing in the 1993 Oscar-winning epic, wrote on Instagram that she is now leading a group of volunteers providing aid to refugees as they arrive in Korczowa.The woman who played the ‘girl in the red coat’ in Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler's List is now helping Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border.

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