Britain and Poland will build two temporary villages in western and central Ukraine to provide housing for those forced from their homes by Russia's invasion, London said, pledging 10 million pounds ($12.3 million) in funding. Almost 118,000 Ukrainians have been hosted by British families as part of the government's response to Russia's February 2022 invasion, but some are finding it increasingly difficult to get permanent housing. Britain's government said the villages in Lviv and Poltava would be able to house more than 700 people, a fraction of the millions either displaced in Ukraine or who have fled the country. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
U.K., Poland To Build New Temporary Villages In Ukraine
A Polish soldier passes by as people sit in a bus after they crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border on March 18, 2022. More than 3 million Ukrainians fled across the border, mostly women and children, after Russia's invasion, according to the UN.