Two police officers man a checkpoint on a road leading to the blast site where Soviet-made rocket exploded in Przewodów, Poland, killing two civilians, while members of the press are trying to work despite pouring rain in the early morning hours of Nov 16, 2022.
In the east and south-east of Poland, villagers are organizing themselves to send electricity generators, hospital beds and basic necessities to their neighbors across the border, despite the fear of war escalation in the aftermath of rocket explosion in nearby Przewodów.
Justyna Skiba (left) and Anna Tarka (right) inspect clothes donated by local community members and delivered to fire depot in Spiczyn, Poland, on Nov 24, 2022. The clothes will be sent to Ukrainian village of Kupychiv.
Pola Tarka relaxes inside local fire depot that doubles as a community center in Spiczyn, Poland, while her mother is coordinating the collecion point of winter clothes, food and other essentials for Ukrainian village of Kupychiv, on Nov 24, 2022.
Reception point for Ukrainian refugees in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland, on Nov 25, 2022.
Marta Kuryło-Paradowska, member of Team Sokolnia volunteer group, checking supplies temporarily held on a tennis court outside the reception point for Ukrainian refugees in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland, on Nov 25, 2022.
Volunteer looks out the window of a reception point for Ukrainian refugees in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland, on Nov 25, 2022. As winter sets in, volunteers running the facility are expecting a new influx of Ukrainian refugees. Door window is covered by movie posters to offer the refugees some privacy.
Hops plantation outside Spiczyn, Poland, on Nov 26, 2022. Hops is signature crop in the area and hops farming is vital for local economy. For years, Ukrainians have been an important part of the local workforce for many agricultural producers.
Renata Sobka, a resident of Budynin village, Poland, inside her house on Nov 25, 2022. Renata is a leader of "Robim Co Możem" ("We Do What We Can") - a local group engaged in cross-border cooperation and community-building projects with Ukrainians. The group has been helping Ukrainian refugees from the beginning of Russian invasion.
The house of Renata Sobka, a resident of Budynin village, Poland and head of local NGO helping Ukrainian refugees, on Nov 25, 2022. TV shows news program about war in Ukraine.
Renata Sobka, a resident of Budynin village, Poland, inside her vegetable cellar that can also be used as a bomb shelter, on Nov 25, 2022. Fear and anxiety are on the rise among local residents in the aftermath of rocket explosion in nearby Przewodów. Renata is a leader of "Robim Co Możem" ("We Do What We Can") - a local group engaged in cross-border cooperation and community-building projects with Ukrainians. The group has been helping Ukrainian refugees from the beginning of Russian invasion.