An 807-mile train journey through Europe is set to launch this month – with tickets from £9 Czech private rail company Leo Express is launching an 807-mile train journey in Europe The Independent UK · Jun 4
A 1,300km journey: One of Europe’s longest train routes is set to launch this month With seats from Poland to Germany starting at €10, this inter-European train service will offer travellers one of the continent’s longest direct routes. Euronews · Jun 1
Giant puppet Little Amal to meet Ukrainian refugee children in Poland Model of 10-year-old Syrian girl that has become symbol of compassion will visit border town of Przemyśl The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022
Libraries around the world are helping safeguard Ukrainian books and culture My mother was born in Sambir, Ukraine, and my father in Przemyśl, Poland. They both spent their childhoods as refugees. The Conversation · Apr 10, 2022
The people who keep the refugee trains running out of Ukraine – photo essay Ukrainian Railways employs more than 230,000 people, and almost all its employees have stayed in the country to work, making long, dangerous journeys every day to get people to safety The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022
This Polish city funnelling aid into Ukraine is on high alert for Russian interference and 'acts of sabotage' As Russia invaded Ukraine, life changed seemingly overnight for the Polish city of Rzeszów. The terror threat has been raised, a Russian agent has been arrested and there is a fear aid supplies moving into Ukraine could be targeted with "acts of sabotage". ABC News · Mar 8, 2022
Embraced or pushed back: on the Polish border, sadly, not all refugees are welcome The warm reception given to Ukrainians starkly reveals the hostility to other desperate refugees on the Belarus border The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
People of colour fleeing Ukraine attacked by Polish nationalists Non-white refugees face violence and racist abuse in Przemyśl, as police warn of fake reports of ‘migrants committing crimes’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
‘I couldn’t leave my son’: the Ukrainians going into the war zone At a busy train station in Poland, families arrive while others head in the opposite direction to take up arms or be with family The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Poland is ready for an influx of Ukrainian refugees as Russian invasion threat looms With Russia appearing to teeter closer to an attack on Ukraine, Poland is bracing itself for the possibility of an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding across its border. ABC News · Feb 19, 2022