Berlin: The United NationsThe refugee agency says that more than 5 million people have fled so far. Ukraine Since the Russian offensive began on 24 February.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva put the total number of refugees at 5.01 million on Wednesday.
More than half of the total, more than 2.8 million, fled at least at first Poland, Although many people have stayed there, an unknown number has traveled onwards. There are some boundary checks within The European Union,
UNHCR On 30 March it was said that 4 million people had fled Ukraine. The exodus in recent weeks was somewhat slower than at the start of the war.
In addition to refugees, the United Nations says more than 7 million people have been displaced within Ukraine.
Ukraine had a pre-war population of 44 million.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva put the total number of refugees at 5.01 million on Wednesday.
More than half of the total, more than 2.8 million, fled at least at first Poland, Although many people have stayed there, an unknown number has traveled onwards. There are some boundary checks within The European Union,
UNHCR On 30 March it was said that 4 million people had fled Ukraine. The exodus in recent weeks was somewhat slower than at the start of the war.
In addition to refugees, the United Nations says more than 7 million people have been displaced within Ukraine.
Ukraine had a pre-war population of 44 million.