Matt Ozug

Waves of refugees from Ukraine arrive each day at the southern Polish city of Medyka. Among the crowd is Paulina Andrieva (center, wearing sunglasses) from Nikolaev, who traveled to the town with her two daughters and one son.

On the front lines of Poland's makeshift response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis

Ari Shapiro

Nearly three million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion began — most of them to Poland. NPR visits two border crossings that highlight the differences in reception refugees are seeing.

Silva Alkebeh is the chief of supply logistics for the UNHCR and is in charge of getting aid into the country.

For this team delivering aid into Ukraine, the supply run is personal

Ari Shapiro

As millions of refugees flee Ukraine, Silva Alkebeh spends her time thinking about how to get aid across the border and into the heart of the most besieged cities.

International and grassroots groups alike are working to get supplies into Ukraine

Tim Mak

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Tim Mak look at humanitarian efforts in Poland and Ukraine, which involve major international organizations and small grass-roots groups to bring supplies into Ukraine.

An update on the evacuation of American twins born prematurely in Ukraine

Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro provides an update on the condition of the American twins evacuated from Ukraine earlier this week. The two were too small to move in the days after they were born into a war zone.

How the busiest border crossing from Ukraine to Poland compares to a quieter one

Ari Shapiro

The UN now says more than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, most of them to Poland. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on the busiest and one of the most quiet border crossings in Poland.

Refugees from Ukraine flood the main hall at the Przemysl train station in southern Poland. "If you think about 1,200 to 1,500 refugees passing through the border every hour, we see that situation and we have to [keep] moving very quick," said Przemysl Mayor Wojciech Bakun.

This Polish mayor has become a hero for Ukrainians in crisis. But what of his past?

Ari Shapiro

Wojciech Bakun admits he was ill-prepared to become a front-line humanitarian worker dealing with the rush of refugees from Ukraine. And some onlookers have been surprised by his response too.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees are passing through this Polish city, mayor says

Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mayor Wojciech Bakun of the city of Przemysl about being the spot in Poland where the most Ukrainians have entered as they flee their country.

Two weeks ago, Hotel Ilan, in Lublin, Poland, which was built almost a century ago as a Jewish house of study, stopped booking tourists and corporate groups. It now houses refugees from Ukraine and donations for them.

A Polish hotel recovering from its own tragic past has become a refuge for Ukrainians

Ari Shapiro

The Hotel Ilan in Poland has a renowned and troubled history for the country's Jewish community. Now, it has found a new purpose helping Ukrainians fleeing the war Russia has wrought on their country.

A building in Poland is being used for a purpose its designers couldn't have imagined

Ari Shapiro

In Lublin, Poland, a decades-old building has taken on a purpose its designers could never have imagined. Members of the Jewish community say this may have been the building's purpose all along.

Millions have fled Ukraine, with many coming to Poland through Przemyśl's main train station.

One woman's 18-point survival checklist for fleeing Ukraine as Russia invades

Ari Shapiro

As millions flee Ukraine, one woman's checklist for surviving the train ride into Poland reveals the desperation and struggle that awaits those who leave.