Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, millions of Ukrainians have been forced to seek safe haven on the other side of their borders, fleeing the ongoing bombing on their streets to find safety.

The response to assistance received by Ukrainians from citizens of other countries has been enormous. Thousands of people go to the country’s borders to help refugees with all kinds of basic needs and adequate transportation.

Although most of these volunteers are strangers, we occasionally see a familiar face in them, as happened in Oliwia Dabrowska.

hope and panic

At just three years old, Oliwia Dabrowska has become a cinema icon lost to history for being the only note of color in a black and white film. Your picture with a red coat on Schindler’s List Over the years it has become a symbol of hope in the midst of a very harsh and harsh reality.

Now, at 32, the former Polish actress has re -emerged leading a group of volunteers to provide assistance to Ukrainian refugees on the Polish-Ukrainian border, assisting wounded soldiers with first-aid kits, finding safe shelter for refugees, and storing food and clothing for those in need.

The young woman has been providing needed help for more than a month and asking for contributions through networks: “Anything works: we need material and financial donations, you can also volunteer to help in person. Dramatize the situation. I was also a volunteer here, on the border, and I saw it with my own eyes, ”he said on his Instagram account.

He even shared with his networks the iconic image of today’s “Schindler’s List” version to show support for the Ukrainians. Instead of black and white with a red coat, the scene is yellow and gray with a blue coat, a nod to the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Nearly 20 years later, Dabrowska has once again become a symbol of hope for the millions of Ukrainians who have left their lives, lost their homes and even loved ones in the aggression.

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