A girl fleeing the Ukraine invasion was thrown a surprise birthday party by volunteers and emergency services personnel at a Romanian refugee camp.

When Arina emerged from her family’s tent, she was greeted by balloons and more than a dozen people who sang her happy birthday.

The beaming seven-year-old was also given a pink hat, gifts and a cake made by her mother and volunteers.

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One of the emergency services members picked up the girl and held her in his arms as she blew out a candle on Thursday night.

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Arina’s family are one of many at the Siret border camp, where Romania meets Ukraine’s southwest border – about 20 miles from the city of Chernivtsi.

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More than 1.3 million Ukrainians have left the country in fear of their lives since the Russian invasion began, say the UN and national authorities.

Romania says it has so far taken in more than 150,000 people from Ukraine, with more than 670,000 arriving in Poland in just the first week.

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