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More Than 15,000 Pledges Of Accommodation For Ukrainian Refugees

More than 15,000 people have now pledged to offer accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. The Irish Re...
Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

12:19 PM - 14 Mar 2022



More Than 15,000 Pledges Of Ac...

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More Than 15,000 Pledges Of Accommodation For Ukrainian Refugees

Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

12:19 PM - 14 Mar 2022



More than 15,000 people have now pledged to offer accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.

The Irish Red Cross says it'll start contacting people who've signed up in the coming days.

The UN and EU estimate that between 4 and 5 million people will be forced to flee Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion - which is now in it's 19th day.

The Irish Red Cross says the level of support from the Irish public has been "unimaginable".

James Murray from Mayo has welcomed a family of three from Kharkiv into his home after they arrived in Ireland over the weekend:

"What we're doing - or trying to do is minuscule - compared to what they've gone through and going through.

"Everything was gone and devastated and their lives threatened at all times.

"Three weeks ago they were complaining about the traffic when they were bringing their kids to school and their internet connection - as we complain about here.

"Then to have anything everything wrenched away from you by an absolute lunatic."

At least 90 children have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.

 

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