Society of solidarity for Ukrainian refugees in Poland
The millions of war-hit Ukrainians who have sought refuge in Poland this year are granted almost all the same rights as Poles.
ON FEB 24, 2022, Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory to begin the biggest war in Europe since World War II (WWII). According to United Nations data, nearly 14 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes and almost 8 million have fled the country. These have been mainly women, children and old people.
Just like during WWII, Russia started deporting people to Siberia, while its units tortured members of the elites and prisoners of war, raped women and committed genocide in the captured towns and villages. The atrocities perpetrated by Russian troops made millions of women flee.
Eighty years ago, one such woman was my grandmother. Together with her sister, she decided to settle in Poland for good rather than go back to a Ukraine controlled by barbarians.
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