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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska

‘It was hell’: Long lines of Ukrainian refugees at Poland border

Due to organisational chaos at the border, in the first half of the day, the number of refugees crossing into Poland was lower than the number of those who left for Ukraine [Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska/Al Jazeera]

Medyka, Ukraine-Poland border – Warm rays of the morning sun remove the last signs of frost from the cars parked in endless lines along the road.

Medyka – the main border crossing between Poland and Ukraine – is slowly waking up, and so are dozens of men and women who spent the night in parking lots, waiting for their loved ones to arrive.

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