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Elly Blake

Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion have frostbite and mental health scars, says official

Refugees cross the Ukrainian-Polish border in Korczowa, southeastern Poland

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian refugees are turning up with frostbite due to the cold while others have mental health scars after facing bombardment, a Western official has said.

It comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its 15th day on Thursday with relentless shelling and missile strikes continuing in cities including Mariupol, Kharkiv and the capital Kyiv.

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