Ukrainians flock to Lviv railway station to catch trains to neighbouring countries

The prepare station within the Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv has grow to be a focus for the movement of refugees escaping the preventing.

The variety of folks on the Central Railway Station in Lviv, in western Ukraine, is totally unimaginable. There are a whole lot coming day by day from completely different components of the nation underneath assault — Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Kherson — in every single place the place there are bombings and raids from the Russian troops.

Folks queue to take so-called evacuation trains that can take them to neighbouring international locations particularly to Poland.

Greater than 1.5 million Ukrainians have sought refuge in neighbouring international locations for the reason that starting of Russia's invasion on February 24, with Poland welcoming 964,000 of them.

Lviv can be a hub for humanitarian help to refugees. Up to now two days, some 2,500 tons of help have arrived from all around the world to be dispatched to varied areas.

In the meantime, folks ready for a prepare are being taken in by native residents or staying in accommodations without spending a dime. The trains are free as effectively.