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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Annie Kelly, Rosie Swash and Katy Fallon in Lonya

As 1.3 million people flee, Ukraine’s refugee crisis is only just beginning

A crowd of people try to board a train
People at Kyiv railway station try to board a train to escape the fighting in Ukraine. Photograph: Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA

Just over a week after Russian rockets first began to slam into Ukraine, more than 1.3 million people have fled over the borders of neighbouring European countries into a frightening and uncertain future. What we are witnessing, the United Nations has warned, is the largest refugee crisis in a century.

All week, the world has watched families fighting to board trains in chaotic crowds, fathers kissing their children goodbye through car windows, and seen the shock and exhaustion on the faces of those who have made it to safety.

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