How Becoming A Refugee Changes You

supplies of food and water and no electricity. Mariupol has been bombarded by the Russians for weeks now. Petro Andrushchenko, an adviser to Mariupol's mayor, told NPR civilians in bomb shelters are running out of food.

Millions of others have fled Ukraine without knowing if or when they'll be able to return home. Amid that uncertainty, they must start a new life elsewhere. It's an experience only people who've been refugees can truly understand. Mary Louise Kelly talks with refugees from Vietnam, Syria, and Afghanistan about their experiences, how fleeing their home country has affected their life and what life is like now.

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Refugees from Ukraine are seen standing in the line for free train tickets in the hall of the main railway station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, on March 20, 2022. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Refugees from Ukraine are seen standing in the line for free train tickets in the hall of the main railway station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, on March 20, 2022.

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This episode was produced by Brent Baughman and Connor Donevan. It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Fatma Tanis. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.