By car, train, foot and — in at least one case — office chair, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian war refugees have sought safety in the bordering nations of Poland, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia and beyond.
The chaotic run for freedom was captured by Associated Press photographers as more than 520,000 people have been forced to flee the country during the Russian invasion.
The U.N. has estimated the conflict could produce as many as 4 million refugees with “devastating humanitarian consequences.”
![People travel in a tram in Sievierodonetsk, the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.]()
People travel in a tram in Sievierodonetsk, the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
![Families wait for a Kyiv bound train at a station in Severodonetsk, the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.]()
Families wait for a Kyiv bound train at a station in Severodonetsk, the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
![People wait for family members to arrive from Ukraine at the Medyka border crossing, in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.]()
People wait for family members to arrive from Ukraine at the Medyka border crossing, in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
![People fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine meet with members of their family at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.]()
People fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine meet with members of their family at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
![Ukrainian refugees cry as they reunite at the Medyka border crossing, Poland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.]()
Ukrainian refugees cry as they reunite at the Medyka border crossing, Poland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
![People wait to cross from Ukrainian government-controlled areas to pro-Russian separatists' controlled territory in Stanytsia Luhanska, the only crossing point open daily, in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022.]()
People wait to cross from Ukrainian government-controlled areas to pro-Russian separatists' controlled territory in Stanytsia Luhanska, the only crossing point open daily, in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022.
![Ukrainian refugees walk along vehicles lining-up to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova, at Mayaky-Udobne crossing border point near Mayaky-Udobne, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.]()
Ukrainian refugees walk along vehicles lining-up to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova, at Mayaky-Udobne crossing border point near Mayaky-Udobne, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
![A Ukrainian woman waits inside Lviv railway station, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Lviv, west Ukraine.]()
A Ukrainian woman waits inside Lviv railway station, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Lviv, west Ukraine.
![A refugee who fled conflict from neighboring Ukraine rests at the railway station after arriving to Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022.]()
A refugee who fled conflict from neighboring Ukraine rests at the railway station after arriving to Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022.
![An employee from the Emergency Situation Inspectorate soothes the crying baby of a family fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022]()
An employee from the Emergency Situation Inspectorate soothes the crying baby of a family fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
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