- For many Ukrainians in Russia, fleeing to Europe is more than a grueling journey that can take weeks to prepare for.
- Mariupoli Sobrad, a network of volunteers that delivers humanitarian aid to the Ukrainians, confirmed that thousands of refugees were prevented from leaving Russia at minimum three border checkpoints in Estonia during the last week of September.
- Estonian border authorities gave him the option to return the next day and try crossing as a tourist with proof of insurance, return tickets, an accommodation letter plus money in cash that his mother later wired him to pick up in Estonia.
Estonia turns away Ukrainian refugees at EU border after harrowing wait 13.10.2022
