UN says more than 2.5 million refugees have left Ukraine
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More than 2.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country, the United Nations reported late Thursday, as Russia continues an attack proving increasingly deadly for civilians.
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The number of Ukrainian citizens fleeing the fighting in their country may eventually top 4 million people, or nearly a 10th of the population, according to new estimates this week from the United Nations’ top refugee agency.
The United Nations refugee agency estimated Thursday that 1 million people have fled Ukraine in the last week since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. The estimate comes as both sides have reportedly agreed on a need to establish humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.
More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, United Nations figures showed Friday.
Ukrainian and Russian forces in are in a standoff around the southern city of Mykolaiv. Follow here for live news updates from on the ground in Ukraine.
By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine was expected to reach 1.5 million on Sunday
The UN says the conflict has sparked the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Meanwhile, the city of Mariupol says it will make a second attempt at civilian evacuations. Follow DW for the latest.
The number of displaced Ukrainians has increased by nearly a half-million in three days, bringing the total number of refugees to nearly 1.5 million, a United Nations agency estimates.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged his compatriots to keep up their resistance against Russian forces, as the invasion enters an 11th day and Putin's forces advance on key Ukrainian cities. Follow here for live news updates. from on the ground in Ukraine.
The head of the UN's refugee agency has said the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2 million. Filippo Grandi warned the second wave of refugees is likely to be more vulnerable than the first.
Thousands are still desperate to flee, but others are digging in to fight as Ukraine says Russia is already violating a new cease-fire for humanitarian evacuations.
More than two million people have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to the latest data from the United Nations on Tuesday.
More than two million people have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to the latest data from the United Nations on Tuesday.
