UKRAINE

The Romanian transport ministry launched an app for the Ukrainian refugees. The app includes information in Ukrainian, English and Romanian on the green transport corridors in Romania, covering areas like the road, railway and air network, customs offices, train stations, petrol stations and airports. Ukrainian refugees may travel free of charge in Romania, based on a government resolution in this respect. Moreover, the emergency number 112 and the special children emergency number, 119, are available for calls in Ukrainian as well. Additional measures were taken in border checkpoints to prevent human trafficking. As of Friday, another online platform has also been available, centralising assistance offers for displaced Ukrainians. On Saturday, several cities in Romania saw various solidarity actions with Ukraine. In Bucharest, the National Arena hosted a charity concert for refugees, with over 35 Romanian and foreign artists taking part, which raised some EUR 800,000. Solidarity events were also organised in Constanţa, Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Piatra Neamţ and Roman. Around 400,000 Ukrainian nationals have entered Romania since the start of the Russian invasion. Many of them have already left for western Europe. (Radio Romania International)