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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
World
Patrick J. McDonnell

Fleeing Ukraine, women and children find refuge in Poland

MEDYKA, Poland — Marianna and her two young children had finally made it to this Polish frontier town after a grueling trip from neighboring Ukraine.

The three had walked most of the last 20 miles, past queues of vehicles waiting to cross the border. Their family was now split and their future unsure.

"I left my husband and father behind to come here," she said. "That's why my children asked me why I was crying all the way here."

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