The city of Lviv, in western Ukraine, has become the central hub for hundreds of thousands of people trying to flee the war. People arrive here from all corners of Ukraine. Most of them are women, children and elderly ones. The Lviv Central Railway Station is the place that concentrates the highest number of refugees attempting to reach Poland. But some are still trying to cross the border on foot and by cars.
In Photos: Scenes at Lviv Train Station, Ukraine
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People fleeing other parts of the country arrive at the main train station in Lviv, March 3, 2022. (VOA/Yan Boechat)
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Volunteers prepare sandwiches to be distributed to the people who are arriving at the train station trying to flee the war, Lviv, March 3, 2022. (VOA/Yan Boechat)
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A woman waits with her baby to cross Ukraine and Poland border in Shehyni, Ukraine, March 4, 2022. Thousands of people have crossed the border on foot since the beginning of the war. (VOA/Yan Boechat)
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With the trains sometimes taking more than 15 hours to cross the border with Poland, thousands of people prefer to wait in the cold and cross on foot. Shehyni, Ukraine, March 4, 2022. (VOA/Yan Boechat)