The number of refugees in Ukraine reaches a million / Article

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Updated today, 6:40 p.m.

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The number of Ukrainian refugees has doubled in the last three days. As early as Monday, the UN reported about half a million refugees, the British broadcaster BBC reports.

Most of the refugees – 454 thousand people – have gone to Poland. About 116 thousand refugees have arrived in Hungary, while the third most popular destination is Moldova, which has reached 79 thousand people. A relatively large population of Ukraine has also traveled to Slovakia, Romania and Russia.

The UN has previously reported that, despite the efforts of voluntary donors, some $ 551 million will be needed to support refugees in the near future.

Japan, which generally pursues a conservative immigration policy, is also involved in tackling the problem. The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida promised concrete assistance after talks with the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moravecki, but did not reveal how many people could be accommodated. First of all, they will be people who have relatives or friends in Japan.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filipo Grandi, has called on Russian troops to stop firing on Ukrainian cities so that humanitarian missions can reach victims with vital loads.

The problems in the city of Ukraine are of particular concern to the population with the most necessary assistance Hersonāin which the occupying forces entered.

In total, experts estimate that the crisis in Ukraine could leave 12 million people homeless.

By comparison, the British broadcaster BBC said that in 2015, around 1.3 million people left Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

CONTEXT:

Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizes Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” on February 21 independence from Ukraine. Putin threatened Ukraine with a series of demands. A few days later, on February 24, Putin announcedthat Russia has launched a “military operation” in Ukraine and called on the Ukrainian army to “lay down its arms”.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine called for a democratic world even more condemnation and the next steps in sanctions against Russia.

Latvia going to host 10,000 potential Ukrainian refugees, which could require 34.7 million euros in Latvia. Latvian cities are ready to host until 6000 Ukrainian refugees. Until March 2, there were have arrived more than 750 Ukrainian citizens.

Website created by Latvian non-governmental sector to provide unified assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees www.ukraine-latvia.com. On the platform “Ziedot.lv“More than 4 million euros were donated to the people of Ukraine in five days.

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