Two Ukrainian girls in foster care look out the window of a home they are now sharing with a Polish foster family in Bilgoraj, Poland. More than 1.5 million Ukrainians — many of them children — have fled since the Russian invasion.

Two Ukrainian girls in foster care look out the window of a home they are now sharing with a Polish foster family in Bilgoraj, Poland. More than 1.5 million Ukrainians — many of them children — have fled since the Russian invasion. / NPR

More than 1.5 million Ukrainians — many of them children — have fled since Russia invaded their country over a week ago.

Some are children who had been living at an SOS Children's Village in Brovary, Ukraine, a home for children who have been have been orphaned, abused or neglected.

The international nonprofit finds legal guardians for children without adequate parental care.

A house and playground at an SOS Children's Village in Bilgoraj, Poland. SOS Children's Villages operate around the world to find legal guardians for children without adequate parental care.

A house and playground at an SOS Children's Village in Bilgoraj, Poland. SOS Children's Villages operate around the world to find legal guardians for children without adequate parental care. / NPR

One of those guardians, Luba Yaschuk, says the Russians invaded when she was on vacation with the three children she cares for. They immediately headed for the Polish border, leaving everything behind in their home. One of her children, 11-year-old Vanya, says the panic of war — and escaping the war — is all everyone talks about.

The children are now in Poland, taken in by other families associated with SOS Children's Villages. Other Poles are also taking in Ukrainians displaced by war. So many are offering temporary lodging that Polish authorities say they have no immediate need for refugee camps.

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A caretaker at an SOS Children's Village in Bilgoraj, Poland, walks children through the property.

A caretaker at an SOS Children's Village in Bilgoraj, Poland, walks children through the property. / NPR

A Ukrainian girl is being fostered at a home in Poland.

A Ukrainian girl is being fostered at a home in Poland. / NPR

Sebastian Cybulski, a Polish foster parent, is caring for a Ukrainian family in his home.

Sebastian Cybulski, a Polish foster parent, is caring for a Ukrainian family in his home. / NPR

Three Ukrainian girls hang out in the kitchen of their new foster home in Poland.

Three Ukrainian girls hang out in the kitchen of their new foster home in Poland. / NPR

Stickers are seen on a window of an SOS Children's Village, where Ukrainians are staying, in Bilgoraj, Poland.

Stickers are seen on a window of an SOS Children's Village, where Ukrainians are staying, in Bilgoraj, Poland. / NPR