Ukrainian women fleeing war find welcome, and work, in Eastern Europe


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  • Thursday, 10 Mar 2022

Svetlana Bocskai is seen working at Pepperl+Fuchs, a German industrial sensor factory, after she went back to rescue her pregnant daughter from the war, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Veszprem, Hungary March 8, 2022. Picture taken March 8, 2022 REUTERS/Marton Monus

VESZPREM, Hungary (Reuters) - Two days after arriving from the bombarded outskirts of Kyiv following a gruelling journey, 24-year-old Ukrainian Olga Yasnopolska signed a contract to work for a large German automotive parts supplier in western Hungary.

She is one of hundreds of thousands of refugees, mostly women and children, who have poured into Eastern Europe seeking safety since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

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