Ukraine Operational Update Home Ukraine Operational Update 22 April 2016 Related news and stories 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 Stories Ukrainian UNHCR workers in Poland offer help and solace to refugees Press releases Acute needs of older Ukrainian refugees and those with disabilities must not be overlooked Briefing notes UN Refugee Agency warns of extreme hardship for forcibly displaced families this winter Stories To the refugee friend I shared so many adventures with Stories In Poland, a Ukrainian psychologist helps her fellow refugees Stories A safe space for Ukraine's refugees in Romania Briefing notes UNHCR survey: Refugees from Ukraine eager to work but need sustained support to ensure inclusion Previous Next
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
Briefing notes UN Refugee Agency warns of extreme hardship for forcibly displaced families this winter
Briefing notes UNHCR survey: Refugees from Ukraine eager to work but need sustained support to ensure inclusion
![Poland. Refugees from Ukraine at the Kapelanka hostel](/my/sites/en-my/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.")
