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13 March 2022, Sol', Slovakia: First names of Ukrainian refugees who have stayed in one of the Lutheran Church in Kuková's buildings repurposed to serve as accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. decorate the wall there. Volunteers supporting the refugees upon arrival fondly have come to describe them as 'our sheep'. Kuková is one of many congregations of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia supporting incoming refugees from Ukraine by arranging accommodation, food and shelter. Ukrainian refugee families enjoy a meal together. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]

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13 March 2022, Sol', Slovakia: First names of Ukrainian refugees who have stayed in one of the Lutheran Church in Kuková's buildings repurposed to serve as accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. decorate the wall there. Volunteers supporting the refugees upon arrival fondly have come to describe them as 'our sheep'. Kuková is one of many congregations of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia supporting incoming refugees from Ukraine by arranging accommodation, food and shelter. Ukrainian refugee families enjoy a meal together. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]