More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR

Reuters

20 April, 2022, 04:35 pm

Last modified: 20 April, 2022, 04:43 pm

More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine, says UNHCR

Reuters

20 April, 2022, 04:35 pm

Last modified: 20 April, 2022, 04:43 pm

Ukrainian refugees walk after crossing the Ukraine-Poland border, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Medyka near Przemysl, Poland, April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Leonhard Foegerp

Ukrainian refugees walk after crossing the Ukraine-Poland border, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Medyka near Przemysl, Poland, April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Leonhard Foegerp

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February is now 5,010,971, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.

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