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City in Poland's southeast becomes major travel hub for refugees from Ukraine

PRZEMYSL, Poland — Oskar Broz stood in the Polish train station amid the tumult of anxious refugees, overwhelmed police officers and exhausted volunteers distributing hot food and drink. "The Warsaw train leaves at 2 a.m.!" announced Broz, his words echoing in the sturdy walls of the Neoclassical structure. "The train is free! You need no ticket! 2 a.m. to Warsaw!" Similar scenes repeat over ...
Women and children who have fled from war in Ukraine rest at a temporary shelter set up in a former shopping center on March 3, 2022, in Przemysl, Poland.

PRZEMYSL, Poland — Oskar Broz stood in the Polish train station amid the tumult of anxious refugees, overwhelmed police officers and exhausted volunteers distributing hot food and drink.

"The Warsaw train leaves at 2 a.m.!" announced Broz, his words echoing in the sturdy walls of the Neoclassical structure. "The train is free! You need no ticket! 2 a.m. to Warsaw!"

Similar scenes repeat over and over these days at the central train station in Przemysl, a normally tranquil city in southeastern Poland that has become the major gateway for Ukrainian refugees fanning out across Europe.

As of Wednesday, more than a million people had fled Ukraine since last week, according to the United Nations, and the number was expected to keep climbing. About half

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