Ukraine residents crossing the border into Poland at Krakovets

The United Nations estimates that almost 1.5 million refugees have fled #Ukraine since the start of the conflict with #Russia late last month, with the majority trying to escape westward, particularly to Poland. Owen Holdaway, a freelance journalist, visited a border crossing in eastern Poland and spoke to some recently arriving refugees. | CGTN

6K views · 148 reactions | Lester Holt reports from the Ukraine-Poland border. Aid organizations have become more efficient at finding people and matching them to homes, but many still end up in shelters near the border. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas | Facebook