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Some 100,000 displaced in Ukraine, thousands flee abroad, says UN
Some 100,000 displaced in Ukraine, thousands flee abroad, says UN
Agence France-Presse
Published Feb 25, 2022 05:44 AM PHT
People walk after arriving from Ukraine to Slovakia, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in Ukraine, through a border crossing in Velke Slemence, Slovakia, February 24, 2022. Radovan Stoklasa, Reuters
The UN refugee agency said around 100,000 people had fled their homes within Ukraine and several thousand more had left the country since neighboring Russia invaded early Thursday.
"We believe that some 100,000 people must have already left their homes and may be displaced inside the country, and several thousand have crossed international borders," UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told AFP.
Refugee High Commissioner Filippo Grandi had voiced serious concern at the rapid deterioration of the situation as military operations unfolded across Ukraine and urged neighboring countries to keep their borders open for those seeking safety and shelter.
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