(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, March 2, 2022) Ukrainian children fleeing fighting play on the ground in a Romanian hotel providing refuge. (Photo from Associated Press)

The United Nations refugee agency said on February 27 that 368,000 Ukrainians had fled their homes after Russia sent troops to attack Ukraine. Many of them fled to neighboring countries such as Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia.

People from all over the world have reached out to help, such as Romanian government officials at the country's border, sending donations across the country to displaced Ukrainians. Stefan Mandachi, a 36-year-old local businessman, transformed the grand ballroom of the hotel he owns into a refugee reception center and provided free private rooms for Ukrainians to live in. Dozens of mattresses lay on the floor of the banquet hall, donated clothes are stacked high, and children run around the room.

Mandach, who also provides free food to Ukrainian refugees from the fast-food chain he runs, feels responsible for reaching out: "There are people around me who speak Ukrainian, and we are united to help them."

Vasiliu Radu, a 34-year-old emergency service worker at the Romanian border, also said that he was proud of his fellow countrymen for volunteers across the country: "Now the situation is unstable, and everyone has to help each other."

Viktoriya Smishchkyk, a 38-year-old Ukrainian woman, was sitting with her teenage daughter in the lobby of a hotel hosting refugees in northern Romania, tearfully recounting the escape: "I could hear the fighting outside. It's scary. We left all our belongings, they're not as important as a child's life."

In the southeastern Polish city of Przemysl, just a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border, hundreds of people were waiting in the parking lot to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing by bus.

Moldova, which borders Ukraine, also sees an influx of Ukrainian refugees. Authorities say 70,080 Ukrainians have entered the small country of about 3.5 million people since February 24.

(Photo from Associated Press)

Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited the country's northern border on February 27. She thanked the volunteers for their service and called for calm and vigilance. "In these difficult days, I am proud of our citizens, who showed solidarity and humanitarianism, and reached out to our neighbors when they needed help," Sandu said.

(Source: United News Network)

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