Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine by Poland in the Conditions of Full-Scale Russian Aggression

Full-scale aggression against Ukraine significantly affected the nature and dynamics of Ukraine's relations at the regional and global level. Ukraine's cooperation with neighboring states took a special place. Relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Poland occupy a prominent place here. At the highest international level of strategic partnership, Poland supported Ukraine, strongly condemned Russian aggression and joined the international community's anti-Russian political and economic sanctions. Ukrainian-Polish political, diplomatic, economic, financial, military-technical relations and issues of humanitarian cooperation are of great importance. Humanitarian aid to Ukraine from Poland in the conditions of open Russian armed aggression is the immediate subject of research. This assistance of the Polish state and society has become extremely important for Ukrainian refugees from the war and overcoming the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. After February 24, 2022, Poland opened its borders to Ukrainians who were forced to flee the war in Ukraine. In total, more than 6.7 million Ukrainian refugees left Ukraine, more than 1.7 million received permanent asylum in Poland, material and medical assistance. The Polish government responded quickly and effectively to the humanitarian crisis and launched a system of reception and accommodation of refugees. Polish public organizations and volunteer movements play an important role in providing asylum to Ukrainian refugees. They became key participants in the process of organizing accommodation, transportation, care and integration of immigrants into Polish society. One of the most important initiatives of the Polish state and society in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine was a large-scale campaign to collect funds and resources. In total, more than three years of full-scale war, Ukraine received more than 100 billion zlotys of humanitarian, financial and military aid from Poland. This assistance is a vivid manifestation of the solidarity of the Poles with the Ukrainian people in the fight against Russian aggression.