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From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 28, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 28, 2022
UN: Over 500,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded
Refugees fleeing conflict in Ukraine arrive at the Medyka border crossing in Poland, on Monday, February 28, 2022. The head of the United Nations refugee agency says more than half a million people had fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on Thursday. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
GENEVA — The UN refugee agency says that more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gives the estimate in a tweet.
The latest and still growing count has 281,000 people entering Poland, more than 84,500 in Hungary, about 36,400 in Moldova, over 32,500 in Romania and about 30,000 in Slovakia, UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo says.
The rest were scattered in unidentified other countries, she says.
