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Press releases At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace
Press releases News Comment by UNHCR’s EU Representative on launch of Spanish Presidency of the European Union
Announcements Alfonso Herrera, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, calls for solidarity with those affected by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine following his visit to the region
Press releases Acute needs of older Ukrainian refugees and those with disabilities must not be overlooked
![Poland. Refugees from Ukraine at the Kapelanka hostel](/asia/sites/asia/files/RF1261127_0_3.jpg "Tetiana (50) with her daughter Masha (12) from Ukraine. They live in Interhouse hotel which is a shelter for refugees.Tetiana fled her home in Dnipro, Ukraine in March 2022 with her daughter Masha. They lived next to a military unit that was under attack all the time. Tetiana was terrified when Masha shouted, "Mom, they're shooting." Masha has Downs syndrome and epilepsy. She had a panic attack.In Poland, they first lived near the border somewhere in a school turned into a shelter. Now they live in a hotel. Tetiana receives 500 zloty a month from the Polish state for Masha and a child's pension from Ukraine, which is why she is able to meet her basic needs on her own. "I miss home. I have a vegetable garden there. I dream of going back there one day," she says. But she adds that he is learning Polish just in case. In Ukraine, Tetiana was a dance instructor, and she would like to continue her job in Poland.Tetiana is now worrying about her parents who are on her way from Donetsk to Krakow.")