Newfoundland and Labrador is preparing to welcome another planeload of Ukrainian refugees.
A plane carrying Ukrainians fleeing Russian-led attacks on their homeland is scheduled to arrive Tuesday at the St. John’s International Airport.
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It’s the second plane chartered by the provincial government to bring Ukrainians to Canada’s easternmost province – the first arrived on May 9, carrying 166 refugees.
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The government has said it expects today’s flight to be carrying roughly the same number of passengers.
Officials say everyone on board has a place to go and they’ll be transported to those accommodations after the plane lands.
Today’s airlift is expected to be coming from Warsaw, Poland, where the government established a satellite office in March aimed at helping Ukrainians to move to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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