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Brit who rescued lion and wolf from Ukrainian zoo sold his home to help fight ISIS

British animal lovers Tim Locks and Jonathan Weaving crowdfunded the cash for the five-day mission to evacuate the a wolf and lion from war-torn southeast Ukraine, finding them a new home in Romania

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

'I helped refugees and their pets fleeing Ukraine - sights at the border broke my heart'

Alison Standbridge, 51, who runs Paws2Rescue in London, describes her five days at the Romania-Ukraine border as 'surreal and heartbreaking' after she volunteered at a monestary to help refugees and their pets

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

NATO to agree at summit on 'major increases' of forces on eastern flank

NATO nations' leaders will agree at a summit on Thursday to agree on bolstering forces on the alliance's eastern flank, with the deployment of four new battle groups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, NATO's secretary-general said.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine Refugee Exodus Surpasses 3.5 Million

The UN refugee agency says more than 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, passing another milestone in an exodus that has led to Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II. UNHCR reported Tuesday that 3.53 million people have left Ukraine, with Poland taking in the lion’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022

Europe struggles to meet mounting needs of Ukraine's fleeing millions

More than 3.5 million people have fled abroad from the war in Ukraine, United Nations data showed on Tuesday, leaving Eastern Europe scrambling to provide them with care, schools and jobs even as daily numbers crossing borders ease.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Night Train to Safety: One Ukrainian Family’s Odyssey

Ludmila Lichko wearily cradles her nine-year old son Ivan aboard a crowded train as it pulls out of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa just before midnight and heads south towards the Romanian border, moving away from the war engulfing their country. Fleeing with Ivan and her other son, 16-year-old…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2022

Night train to safety: one Ukrainian family's odyssey

Ludmila Lichko wearily cradles her nine-year old son Ivan aboard a crowded train as it pulls out of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa just before midnight and heads south towards the Romanian border, moving away from the war engulfing their country.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

'What I saw, I hope no one will ever see' says Greek diplomat returning from Mariupol

Greece's consul general in Mariupol, the last EU diplomat to evacuate the besieged Ukrainian port, said on Sunday the city was joining the ranks of places known for having been destroyed in wars of the past.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2022

Flow of Ukrainian Refugees Testing Limits of Central Europe’s Capacity

Officials in Central Europe voiced concern on Sunday that they were reaching capacity to comfortably house some of the nearly 3.5 million refugees who have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion and are now camped in temporary accommodation. Most of the Ukrainians have arrived at border points in Poland, Slovakia, Romania…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2022

Across Europe, Ukrainian exiles pray for peace back home

Across Europe, Ukrainians have gathered for church services to pray for peace in their war-torn country

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022