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Encouragement. the european union has provided temporary protection directives are the millions of ukrainians crossing borders i think relatively speaking will be reasonably taken well care of. the real challenge will be in ukraine. the aid has to go wean much more quickly and i don't want to sound offensive, but in fairness to the aid organisations, the international community and the humanitarian aid structure before the conflict had really only been exclusive in the eastern portion of the country. so the united nations, voluntary agencies and ukrainian partners have literally have to rebuil...

So the millions of ukrainians crossing borders i think relatively speaking will be reasonably taken well care of. the real challenge will be in ukraine. the aid has to go in much more quickly and i don't want to sound offensive, but in fairness to the aid organisations, the international community and the humanitarian aid structure before the conflict had really only been exclusive in the eastern portion of the country. so the united nations, voluntary agencies and ukrainian partners have literally have to rebuild the humanitarian infrastructure and build it in new ways so it covers the entire...

They're arriving without their partners, without their fathers, without their sons. i spoke to a woman today who had a close friend who was in the hospital that was attacked in mariupol earlier this week. she survived, but it's very clear that compared to recent weeks, they're arriving more traumatized than ever, and they're arriving on foot with smaller suitcases, maybe a backpack or two. it really does feel like people are fleeing for their lives now. the irc is here to help here in poland and also on the ground in ukraine. when people are crossing borders, especially ones like this, they're...

Who fled crossing the danube but they could even be suffering from frostbite as they made their way to safety. overall, more than 2.5 million people have fled since russia began its invasion of ukraine more than two weeks ago. according to the u.n., poland is the country that's received the majority of them with more than 1.5 million crossing into the -- across the polish border. many who have made the grueling journey just want the fighting to be over. >> i have like desire that everything -- i want everything to finish as soon as possible. and like to live in peace. >> translator: my favorit...

More than 2.8 million refugees have fled ukraine since the start of the russian invasion, crossing borders to escape the violence. more than half entering in from poland, putting tremendous pressure on the refugee centers there and the local volunteers on the ground. alex hogan is there live in eastern poland. more on the steady stream of ukrainians, you have been reporting hourly and the stream continues, alex. >> hi, sandra. the mayors of poland's largest cities say it's simply not sustainable to keep up with the amount of people that continue to cross into poland. millions have left the cou...