Espreso Global war against Russia Almost 3 million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war - UN

Almost 3 million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war - UN

15 March, 2022 Tuesday

14:51

Since February 24, since the beginning of Russia's war against Ukraine, almost 3 million people have left the country. Almost 2 million citizens crossed the border with Poland

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This is stated in the data released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

It is known that since February 24, 1,808,436 citizens of Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland, 453,432 with Romania, 337,215 with Moldova, 263,888 with Hungary, 213,000 with Slovakia, 142,994 with Russia, and 1,475 with Belarus. The total number of people who crossed the borders of Ukraine to leave was 2,969,600 citizens.

The report notes that data on arrivals to the Schengen countries bordering Ukraine (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) indicate only crossing the border with the country, but a large number of people subsequently moved to other countries.