(17 Apr 2022)
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Medyka - 17 April 2022
1.Various of refugees from Ukraine entering Medyka border station, with their luggage, children
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria Dontsova, refugee from Kharkiv:
"I wish all families peace who are suffering in Ukraine at this great holiday Easter and I wish that the war will be over soon, as soon as possible and people stop suffering and we can prevent the war spreading to Europe."
3. Various of refugees from Ukraine entering Medyka border station
4. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Natalia Leshyshyn, refugee from Lviv:
"I wish a peaceful sky for Ukraine and I wish Ukraine to win. And I wish children health and to be alive. Now is a very hard times for our Ukraine."
5. Various of refugees from Ukraine walking through Medyka border station
6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Natalia Leshyshyn, refugee from Lviv:
"We wish a peaceful and quiet life for all countries and especially for Ukraine."
7. Various of refugees from Ukraine entering Medyka border station with their belongings
8. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Marina Voloshyna, refugee from Odesa:
"We want to go back home in the future. We want a peaceful life for our city. But we don't know how we can help. We don't know how to stop Putin. But, we have hope that we will return home in one or two months."
9. Various of Polish volunteers preparing table with traditional Easter breakfast
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Agnieszka Kuszaj, Paramedic from Warsaw and volunteer at Medyka border station:
"So today it's Easter Sunday in Poland. As Catholics, we celebrate after 40 days of Lent, we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. And today is the day when He resurrected. So right now, me and my colleagues organized a little Easter breakfast for everyone here, for volunteers for the refugees, for whoever wants to come because we just want to share the happiness of our celebration."
11. Various of table with traditional Easter breakfast and flowers
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Agnieszka Kuszaj, Paramedic from Warsaw, Volunteer at Medyka border station:
"This Easter is very different from the previous Easters because many people are in a life threatening situation. They lost their homes. They are seeking refuge in our country. So we want to bring a little bit of maybe feeling of home, a feeling of celebration to forget for a moment about all the terrible things that happen and seek happiness and hope in the fact that Jesus has risen. We really wish them all the best we have. We really wish that the war will end and they will be safe and sound and their families will be safe and that they can have a little bit of.... that they can relax a little bit because Christ saved us all and there's hope for everyone."
13. Various of Polish volunteers gathering next to table and wishing Happy Easter
14. Wide of tents and Easter table
STORYLINE:
Ukrainian refugees continued to cross into Poland via the Medyka border on Sunday amidst Catholic Easter celebrations.
On the Polish side of the border, refugees spoke about their wishes for Easter as station volunteers prepared a traditional Easter meal to lift their spirits.
Maria Dontsova, a refugee from Kharkiv, said that she wished the war would be over soon and there would be an end to suffering.
Natalia Leshyshyn, a refugee from Lviv said that she wished Ukraine would win the war and peace would be restored.
She also hoped for peace across all countries.
Marina Voloshyna, a refugee from Odesa said she wished she could return home soon.
Agnieszka Kuszaj, a Polish paramedic and her volunteer colleagues prepared a traditional Easter breakfast for refugees.
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