After deadly Russian airstrike near Ukrainian border, Poles increasingly on edge, making backup plans

KRAKOW, Poland - After a deadly Russian missile attack in Ukraine just 15 miles from the Polish border Sunday, some Poles are increasingly anxious – saving money, checking to see if their passports are up to date and making plans to flee if war spills over to their country.

“I said to my husband, ‘If only one bomb touches Polish ground, I will pack myself, pack my grandma, pack my mom, and we are going abroad,'” local artist Aga Gaj said.

She said she has been contemplating going to Italy to stay with friends.

“It’s only a plan in my mind,” she said. “It may not happen. But it makes me much more calm. I was so stressed, so I needed to make a plan in my mind to calm myself down and not be so nervous about the situation.”

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