3 stories of how strangers are helping Ukrainian refugees

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A woman holds a dog as she arrives at the train station in Zahony, after fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Hungary March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. Image: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

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As of 3 March, more than half of the 1 million Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Poland. Image: Statista

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