In all of the pain and suffering of this pointless war, there has been little to smile about. Families have been split up and children and women have left their homeland while their fathers, brothers, uncles stay to fight.
More than 2.8 million people have now fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations (UN).
The UN says that as of 13 March:
- Poland had taken in 1,720,227 refugees
- Hungary 255,291
- Slovakia 204,862
- Moldova 106,994
- Romania 84,671 (as at 8 March)
- Russia 131,365
- Belarus 1,226
More than 304,000 people have gone to other European countries, the UN says.
School children
Hopefully, this video gives you something to feel positive about.
This is the incredible moment a whole school greeted Ukrainian refugee students with cheers as they arrived for their first day after fleeing the Russian invasion.
More than 200 students and teachers in Italy gathered at the front entrance of the Don Milani institute in Naples to greet the two children, named locally as siblings Dmitri, 10, and Victoria, eight. continued to clap for several moments while waving yellow and blue Ukrainian national flags.
The crowd erupted in cheers and applause as the pair walked through the front doors and continued to clap for several moments while waving yellow and blue Ukrainian national flags.
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