Shortly after the first shots were fired on Ukraine during what Russian President Vladimir Putin called “special military operations” on Feb. 24, Ukrainians began fleeing from the front lines and flooded toward the border nations of Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Romania. The vast majority of Ukrainians evacuating are women and children because of the implementation of martial law, which specifies that Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are restricted from leaving the country until further notice. More than half a million Ukrainians have exited the country since Feb. 24, according to a United Nations (UN) report. In response to the escalating crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres released $20 million in emergency funding for Ukraine last week. Additionally, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the organization would cooperate with Ukraine border nations, and pleaded for those countries to keep their frontiers open. “We stand ready to support efforts …