Ukrainian refugees find jobs, kindness, as they settle into their new life


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Having escaped from Russian shelling, Ukrainian refugees are now focused on building new lives, temporarily or permanently. Countries neighbouring their homeland, like Poland and Romania, are sparing no effort to help them integrate and feel needed in the new environment. Photos: Czarek Sokolowski/AP

Nataliya Hibska quickly brushes her teeth and makes the bed. She is rushing to her new job.

From a small hostel room in eastern Warsaw, Hibska, a Ukrainian refugee, is slowly rebuilding her life, which was abruptly upended by Russia's invasion of her homeland.

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