Ukrainian immigrants across New Brunswick are forming associations, fundraising and opening up their homes to help people fleeing the war.
The recently formed Ukrainian Association of Saint John is scheduled to have its first fundraising event Saturday. The Ukrainian Club of Moncton has been fundraising since March, and the Ukrainian Community of Fredericton is hosting a fundraiser for humanitarian aid on Sunday.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, more than three million refugees have fled the country, creating what has been called the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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