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In Baltics, Poland, grassroots groups strive to help Ukraine

Estonian and Ukrainian women weave the nets from second-hand fabric for the Ukrainian military at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Estonian and Ukrainian women weave the nets from second-hand fabric for the Ukrainian military at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Founder and CEO of the drone manufacturer Atlas Aerospace, Ivan Tolchinksy, right, talks with order picker Marya Zgeryu in the capital Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) An employee of the drone manufacturer Atlas Aerospace Dmitry Belus tests a drone in the capital Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Ukrainian women assemble military drones at the drone manufacturer Atlas Aerospace in the capital Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Ukrainian women assemble military drones at the drone manufacturer Atlas Aerospace in the capital Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Ukrainian women assemble military drones at the drone manufacturer Atlas Aerospace in the capital Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Volunteers load heating stoves into a truck to deliver them for Ukrainians, in a workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Volunteers load heating stoves into a truck to deliver them to Ukrainians, in a workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. In a dusty workshop in northern Lithuania, a dozen men transform hundreds of wheel rims into potbelly stoves to warm Ukrainians huddled in trenches and bomb shelters. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A volunteer carries a stove after welding several rims together in a workshop in of Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A volunteer draws a mark on a board as he takes into account after welding the next heating stove in a workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Volunteer and a product manager at the local metal processing company, Edgaras Liakavicius, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in a workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A volunteer welds a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Volunteers weld a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. In a dusty workshop in northern Lithuania, a dozen men transform hundreds of wheel rims into potbelly stoves to warm Ukrainians huddled in trenches and bomb shelters. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A volunteer welds a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Volunteers weld a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Volunteers weld a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A volunteer welds a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have been among the top donors to Kyiv. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) A volunteer welds a heating stove from old car rims in workshop in Siauliai, some 230 km (144 miles) north-west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. In a dusty workshop in northern Lithuania, a dozen men transform hundreds of wheel rims into potbelly stoves to warm Ukrainians huddled in trenches and bomb shelters. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) Ukrainian women assemble military drones at the drone manufacturer Atlas Aerospace in the capital Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Atlas Aerospace, a drone manufacturer has already supplied more than 300 kits to the Ukrainian army. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)