By Chandrayee Roy Choudhary, Canada-Faced with growing pressure to evacuate Ukrainian refugees, Ottawa will soon organize three charter flights to bring those fleeing the war to Canada.
The planes will take off from Warsaw in Poland and head for Winnipeg (May 23), Montreal (May 29) and Halifax (June 2).
About 900 Ukrainians, 300 people per flight, will be able to fly to Canada, according to the estimates provided .
Ottawa has agreed to a private carrier who will bring back the Ukrainian refugees free of cost and the seats will be on the first come first served basis.
Once in Canada, free accommodation will be offered to Ukrainians who do not have a suitable place to stay for up to 14 days.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, nearly sixΒ million Ukrainians have fled their country since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. Poland received the largest share: 3.2 million people.
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