Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused a refugee crisis for civilians caught in the middle of the conflict. A Charlotte woman is among those on the frontlines helping people in need.

Iryna Amiramova lives in Charlotte but was born in Ukraine. She is a registered ER nurse and is part of a five-person volunteer group helping a refugee camp in Poland. She said the camp is 16 minutes away from the Ukrainian border.

The team is made up of three nurses and two medics, according to Amiramova.

More than 2.1 million refugees have left Ukraine since Feb. 24, according to The UN Refugee Agency. As of March 8, the agency reported nearly 1.3 million of the refugees have left for Poland.

"The amount of people going through everyday is humongous," Amiramova told WCNC Charlotte from the Polish camp on Wednesday, March 9. "We couldn't have imagined it would be so many people. This is just one of a lot of refugee camps."

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