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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Karol Badohal and Miguel Pereira

Ukrainian refugees in Poland queue for work permits as border crossings ebb

FILE PHOTO: People walk beside tents after crossing the border from Ukraine to Poland, fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Hundreds of Ukrainians waited in front of Poland's national stadium to register for work permits on Monday as governments and businesses across central Europe sought to help refugees who have fled Russia's invasion find jobs and school places.

Poland has taken in the largest number of refugees, some 2.1 million, since the start of the war on Feb. 24. Its pre-war Ukrainian community of around 1.5 million had already represented the region's largest.

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