As non-Ukrainians also flee war, some report mistreatment

By VANESSA GERA
Associated Press

PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — People fleeing the war in Ukraine for the safety of European border towns include citizens of countries in Africa, Asia and the Mideast. Their lives have been upended along with those of Ukrainians, but some citizens of India and other countries say they experienced mistreatment from Ukrainian border guards as they tried to cross west to Poland and Romania. At a refugee center in Bucharest, some Indian citizens told the AP on Tuesday that border guards gave fellow Ukrainians priority in getting out of the country and attempted to physically push non-Ukrainians back. Poland’s ambassador to the United Nations says the refugees admitted from Ukraine on Monday morning alone represented 125 countries.