Canadian troops being deployed to Poland on humanitarian mission
CBC
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are going to be deployed to Poland on a humanitarian mission to support Ukrainian refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.
During an announcement at Canadian Forces Base Trenton on Thursday morning, Defence Minister Anita Anand said the mission will help "to ensure Ukrainians fleeing the war receive the best support possible."
Anand has authorized up to 150 troops to join the mission, but only about 100 will be deployed for the time being. They will assist with the processing of refugees, as well as provide medical support services.
The mission is in response to a request from the Polish government as they attempt to grapple with a large influx of Ukrainians fleeing the war.
More than 4.7 million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries since Russia's invasion began in February. Of those, more than half — nearly 2.7 million — have fled to Poland.
Krakow, the country's second-largest city at 800,000 residents, has transformed within weeks to a city of nearly a million after the arrival of some 150,000 displaced Ukrainians.
CAF members were in Poland last week examining the possibility of deploying troops there to assist with the refugee crisis.
The government launched a special immigration program last month that will allow Ukrainian refugees to live and work in Canada for up to three years, promising to take in an "unlimited" number of refugees fleeing Russia's war.
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