British nurse decides to travel to Poland to serve Ukrainian refugees

A 55-year-old nurse from England named Wendy Warrington has taken unpaid leave from the National Health Service (NHS) to travel to Poland and help Ukrainians in need of medical assistance.

Millions of civilians have left their war-torn country to flee to safety in the last three weeks. The refugees have taken shelter in countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, and Moldova.

Warrington is one of the hundreds of people who have come forward to help Ukrainians in need. She said that she can speak Polish and will be travelling to Przemyśl city on March 13.

Przemyśl is seven miles away from the Ukrainian border. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have been crossing into Poland from Przemyśl every day.

Warrington, who hails from Bury in Greater Manchester, told The Sun that she felt “powerless,” and wanted to do something to help. She has even managed to collect £4,500 cash through donations to help Ukrainians.