Author: Sima Nan Channel Hu Tieli
Hopefully he can be treated with kindness.
The little boy in front of the camera
A British journalist photographs a young Ukrainian boy alone in the Polish border city of Medica, a Polish border city crossed by Ukrainian refugees, on March 5 in Ukraine. In the video, the little boy walks alone down the street, holding a bag containing a doll. It is obvious that he has no family to accompany him, is alone, and cries as he walks, and the picture is poignant.
The camera captures the lonely back of the little boy, crossing the Ukrainian border, not knowing if he can find his family or be cared for, really hoping that he and his family are just separated. In addition, according to the REPORT OFCN REPORTER, the child may only be 4 years old.
CNN reported in the video that 360+ citizens in Ukraine have died in the conflict, and that number has now reached 420+
The most terrible thing is not to experience disaster, but to fall from good to disaster.
Poland's Medica region is one of the gateways for Ukrainian refugees to flee to Poland, and it is also the busiest in Poland these days.
The video released by the Polish Border Guard is full of women and children.
Due to martial law in Ukraine, men had to stay in Ukraine.
A reporter interviewed a woman who fled to Poland, and she couldn't help but cry when she talked about her homeland, saying that she did not want to leave her otherwise happy family.
"I don't want to leave my country because we (my family) have a happy home, a happy life. Now I am separated from our family. "Speaking of this, she lost control of her emotions, choked up, and tears flowed down." Desperate (you know what), I hope everything will be fine and will be fine in the future. ”
British journalists documented the "busy" sight of the Medica bus hub. Thousands of people will board government-dispatched buses here, and they will receive humanitarian assistance from the Polish government and be assigned to families and private enterprises everywhere.
In the evening in Medica, Davide plays by the fire. Image from Euronews
The sound of piano, the sound of gunfire, warmth and cold
A German pianist of Italian origin, Davide, who rushed from Germany with a piano after hearing about the influx of Ukrainian refugees into Medica, Poland, said he wanted to give the refugees some comfort. Even in Europe, he is not a great pianist, let alone a "top-notch" Internet celebrity. But from March 4th to yesterday's 9th, he has been in the cold wind for five days.
"They came from Ukraine and I think they've heard too much artillery fire, explosions, and now, I want them to hear some music." Davide said.
It's Medica in March, with a maximum temperature of less than 5 degrees during the day and minus zero at night, and spring in Eastern Europe is a bit like winter in Beijing. The cold, the long treks, only made the refugees' physical condition worse; and Davide's hands were cold and bone-chilling after playing the piano all day in this weather. But Davide understood that it was by touching the cold with his hands that he could understand how powerful warmth he needed to pop out to embrace these wandering hearts.
I hope that when these tens of thousands of refugees pass by this piano, after listening to the pianist's performance, although their hands are still red and their ears may be frozen, the cold in their hearts can disappear.
It is hard to imagine that these things happened in the same time and space as us: not history, not the past, but the present.
It is worth noting that this simple piano was designed by him. It looks like the Eiffel Tower logo, which is actually the most commonly used "anti-war symbol" in Europe. It was invented by the British Holden in 1958 as a protest against nuclear weapons. After the 2015 Paris serial attacks, it was gradually widely adopted around the world.
As of March 9, the Russian side announced that the Russian military has entered a "state of silence" for the second time, while the Russian Defense Ministry announced that more than 120 tons of humanitarian relief materials have arrived in Ukraine, compared with 30 tons before.
As of March 9, Beijing time, the total number of Ukrainian refugees accepted by European countries has exceeded 2.2 million.
The Polish Border Guard said more than 1.3 million people had entered Poland from Ukraine since Russia began its "invasion" on Feb. 24. Most Ukrainian refugees chose to flee to Poland after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, with Poland, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, with Poland accounting for the most important part.
The past is gone, fragmented
Population growth is always closely linked to the rise and fall of a country. Historically, Ukraine has been glorious. During the former Soviet Period, it had the best agricultural, educational resources and military power in the country. In 2000, Ukraine's population reached its peak after the continuous growth of the former Soviet Union: 49 million people; the time entered the summer of 2021, according to data released by the World Bank, the population of Ukraine was only 41 million, and in March 2022, as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entered a white-hot stage, according to industry estimates, the population of Ukraine has been less than 37 million, and the entire country has been fragmented.
Poland and Ukraine have a border of 500 km and it receives the largest number of Refugees from Ukraine among European countries. Since the beginning of the war, the vast majority of the 1.7 million Ukrainian refugees have been taken in by Poland. After entering the Polish checkpoint, these refugees rest in tents in the camps, while humanitarian assistance is mainly carried out by volunteers from non-governmental organizations and Polish municipalities.
As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict entered its theoretical 17th day, much of Ukraine was affected, and people fled the country on a small scale to the now-mighty refugee brigade. On Tuesday alone, 42,000 people arrived in Poland from Ukraine," the Polish Border Guard said on the same day. Most people arriving in Poland then find short-term accommodation offered by local families and private businesses.
Poland has announced plans to set up a fund of PLN 8 billion (11.2 billion yuan) for those fleeing Ukraine, including a one-time payment of 300 PLN (420 yuan) for each refugee.
The Polish Foreign Ministry said that "no Ukrainian refugee will be isolated." ”
"Our initial assumption was that the fund we set up would reach about 8 billion pln," the Polish government said on Tuesday. "This will fund the most urgent supply and accommodation, as well as access to the labour market, social welfare and education."
The Polish government plans to launch an "aid package" to fund food and temporary accommodation, while taking steps to allow refugees to work legally and access public health care and social assistance. The bill would also provide a one-time benefit for each refugee and financial assistance to Polish families hosting Ukrainians.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grundy expressed his gratitude to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who said "a warm welcome to refugees from Ukraine".
Ukrainian refugees crossed the border to the camps, taking at least 48 hours to make the journey
Medica is currently the busiest crossing point, with boxes of clothes strung along the path as the border guards distribute heat tea, food and toiletries to refugees. In the nearby town of Przemehill, NGOs say people need rest, food and warmth.
Journalists in Przemehir said ukrainian refugees need to trek for 48 hours from Ukraine to border crossing. Need to have somewhere to warm and sleep. She said a supermarket 20 kilometers from the border had been opened to refugees for short-term grants and stays, and polish authorities were sending transportation to assist them.
"At the train station, volunteers hand out sleeping bags. Families with babies require strollers. There are refugees in poor condition, their bodies are freezing, and some are not wearing shoes. But most people carry large bags on their backs. The reporter said.
Tip: Written in the end, Poland's current official currency is Polish Zloty, and most EU countries use the euro, the Eu Area is not exactly the euro area, like Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and other countries still use their own currencies, on the one hand, their prices are relatively cheap, interest rate levels are also low, which is conducive to attracting foreign investment; on the other hand, due to the distrust of the volatility of the euro, these countries are accustomed to using their own currencies for exchange rate intervention, thereby reducing national financial risks.