Berlin welcomes refugees from Kyiv as over 670,000 Ukrainians flee the country amid Russian invasion

now an estimated 670 000 people have fled ukraine most of these people are making a beeline to the nations that share an immediate border with the water nation but many people in ukraine are also crossing over to germany our next report gets you all the details [Music] ukraine is just two hours away from germany by flight by train it is a matter of an overnight journey and although ukraine is not a part of the european union its citizens have the right for a visa-free entry into the eu as russian tanks rolled into the ukrainian borders people fleeing for safety crossed over into their neighboring nations and from there have boarded trains to trickle into berlin volunteers at berlin have organised themselves to provide for the refugees many of whom fled from ukraine with nothing more than the clothes on their back my flatmate is on holiday which means we have a room free at the moment in my boyfriend's flat there is also someone on holiday and a free room so it felt right to come here and there are a lot of telegram groups where there is information about where to go if you want to take someone in or drive someone somewhere i have a car so it is something easy i can do there are a lot of volunteers here who have a good overview of what is needed and i expect that someone will approach me any minute and will tell me who needs accommodation for how long and we will see what we can do trains have started to arrive from the polish german border filled with ukrainian refugees most of them want to head back as soon as they can but presently have no idea as to how long the war will last and when they can return to their homes bureau report we on world is one beyond is now available in your country download the app now get all the news on the move

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Published: Wed Mar 02 2022