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UN: 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine worst post-WWII crisis

Refugees, mostly women with children, arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) A refugee that fled Ukraine from the war carries a backpack with a cat at the train station in Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, March 6, 2022. The number of Ukrainians forced from their country increased to 1.5 million and the Kremlin's rhetoric grew, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy. He likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war." (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Refugees that fled Ukraine from the war arrive at the train station in Zahony, Hungary, Sunday, March 6, 2022. The number of Ukrainians forced from their country increased to 1.5 million and the Kremlin's rhetoric grew, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy. He likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war." (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi speaks during an interview for The Associated Press at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi arrives for a visit at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) People hold Ukrainian flags as they attend the Angelus noon prayer recited by Pope Francis from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 6, 2022. Pope Francis on Sunday said he had dispatched two cardinals the war-battered Ukraine, saying "the Holy See is willing to do everything to put itself in service for peace." (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 6, 2022. The pontiff said he had dispatched two cardinals to the war-battered Ukraine, saying "the Holy See is willing to do everything to put itself in service for peace."(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) A man sits on a bench during a religious service at the Romanian Ukrainian Orthodox Church "Saints Peter and Paul", in Suceava, Romania, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) A child holds a candle during a religious service at the Romanian Ukrainian Orthodox Church "Saints Peter and Paul", in Suceava, Romania, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) Ukrainian man Yevgen Chornomordenko 34, shows a photo of his family on his mobile while waiting to reunite with them at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Chonomordenko had been waiting for 11 days on the Polish side of the border for this wife, Alina, and two children to arrive from the Ukrainian capital, which had woken up to Russian shelling on Feb. 24. War had broken out at home just days after his arrival in the Polish city of Wroclow, near Germany, for a job installing solar panels. “I never believed war would start,’’ Chornomordenko said. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Ukrainian man Yevgen Chornomordenko 34, reunites with his family at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Chonomordenko had been waiting for 11 days on the Polish side of the border for this wife, Alina, and two children to arrive from the Ukrainian capital, which had woken up to Russian shelling on Feb. 24. War had broken out at home just days after his arrival in the Polish city of Wroclow, near Germany, for a job installing solar panels. “I never believed war would start,’’ Chornomordenko said. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Ukrainian man Yevgen Chornomordenko 34, reunites with his family at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Chonomordenko had been waiting for 11 days on the Polish side of the border for this wife, Alina, and two children to arrive from the Ukrainian capital, which had woken up to Russian shelling on Feb. 24. War had broken out at home just days after his arrival in the Polish city of Wroclow, near Germany, for a job installing solar panels. “I never believed war would start,’’ Chornomordenko said. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Refugees, mostly women with children, rest inside a tent after arriving at the border crossing, in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Refugees, mostly women with children, rest inside a tent after arriving at the border crossing, in Medyka, Poland on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)