The thousands of people fleeing Ukraine and the hell of Putin ’s bloody war may seem like the lucky ones. But here, in the Polish border town of Medyka, you would never know it.
There were few celebrations and even fewer smiles among the weary adults and young children wrapped in blankets and clutching teddies.
Safety from the Russian invasion has come at a terrible price – separation from dads, husbands, brothers and sons, perhaps for the last time.