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Photos: Ukraine's million refugees' long trek to safety

More than 1 million refugees have fled, the UN says, as Russia continues its onslaught

Last updated: March 07, 2022 | 18:40

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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A woman carries her child as they flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv.

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Refugees fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine arrive at the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova.

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A woman runs towards refugees after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland.

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A Ukrainian serviceman helps evacuees gathered under a destroyed bridge, as they flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv.

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A man helps a woman evacuee cross a destroyed bridge as she and others flee the city of Irpin.

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Refugees crossing the rail tracks as they try to reach trains to Poland at the main train station in Lviv, Ukraine.

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People sit on camp beds in a refugee reception center at the Ukrainian-Polish border crossing in Korczowa.

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People walk at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland.

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Ukrainian servicemen help a woman holding a baby as she crosses the Irpin river on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine.

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A woman and a little girl react as she cannot immediately board a train departing to Poland at the main train station in Lviv, Ukraine.

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People rest at a refugee shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary.

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A mother holds her crying daughter after their arrival by train from Kharkiv at the main train station in Lviv, Ukraine.

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People fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine change trains at Euroterminal to be transferred to temporary accommodation centers around the country, in Slawkow, Poland.

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People arrive at the border crossing in Velke Slemence, Slovakia.

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People wait to board a bus at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland.

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Refugees, mostly women with children, arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland.

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Volunteers talk to people who arrive at the border crossing in Velke Slemence, Slovakia.

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People fleeing Ukraine gather at the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova.

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Women holding their pet dogs as they wait outside the train station in Lviv, Ukraine.

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Passengers, including people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, gather on a platform to board a train as they leave the city of Odessa, Ukraine.

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