A team of medical volunteers from Japan is preparing to provide aid to Ukrainian evacuees at a border town in neighboring Hungary.

The team of six doctors and other medical workers was dispatched by the non-governmental organization AMDA and the non-profit group TICO, both based in western Japan.

The volunteers visited a temporary shelter in the Hungarian border town of Zahony on Monday. They met with local medical staff to gauge the needs of the evacuees.

The team plans to start working with local doctors at a clinic near the border on Tuesday. It is also preparing to offer pediatric medical supplies to an aid organization transporting relief supplies to schools and hospitals in Ukraine.

Doctor Shibata Waka said the evacuees are facing enormous hardships. She said some are unsure of where they are headed, so the team hopes to provide them with emotional support.

Ukrainian-Hungarian doctor Erdelyi Tatjana is cooperating with the Japanese team. Erdelyi was thankful for the aid from Japan, saying it will help ensure necessary medical supplies are delivered to Ukraine and the border regions.