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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Cait Kelly

‘I can make a difference’: how Australian volunteers are helping Ukrainian refugees across Europe

Ukrainian refugees boarding train
Ukrainian refugees board a train to Warsaw at Przemyśl station. Evacuees are being helped by volunteers in Poland, including Australians who have travelled to Europe to assist. Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images

Welcome to Poland. It’s a phrase hundreds and thousands of Ukrainians are hearing each week as they flee their war-torn homeland in search of safety – and sometimes it’s said in an Australian accent.

Russia’s invasion has sparked one of the biggest refugee crises since the second world war. In just four weeks, nearly 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine, with more than a million crossing one of eight border checkpoints into Poland.

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