Russia-Ukraine war: UNHCR says 10 million Ukrainians fled home due to Russian invasion

As Russian aggression against Ukraine has escalated over weeks, nearly ten million Ukrainian citizens have escaped abro in search of safety or been internally displaced as a result of Russia-Ukraine war, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) revealed. According to NHK World, Commissioner of UN Refugee ncy Filippo Grandi claimed that intensifying fighting between Russia and Ukraine has pushed millions of Ukrainians to evacuate ir homes. Taking to Twitter, he said, “Among responsibilities of those who w war, everywhere in world, is suffering inflicted on civilians who are forced to flee ir homes.” 

Furr, indicating massive influx of Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, officials in certain European nations have warned that y have been approaching ir ability to comfortably absorb migrants, Sky News reported.  

According to UNHCR, total number of Ukrainians who have gone abro has surpassed 3.38 million as of Saturday. About two-thirds of migrants, or 2.05 million, have fled to Poland, while approximately 180,000 have sought asylum in Russia, NHK World reported.  Meanwhile, International Organization for Migration (IOM) projected that 6.48 million people were internally displaced in Ukraine as of Wednesday. 

population of Poland's capital has risen by 17% due to influx of Ukrainians 

In Poland, to enter country, re have been long lines outside national stium, which has been turned into a registration center for newcomers. Authorities in Warsaw, Poland's capital, stated city's population of 1.8 million h risen by 17% as a result of influx of migrants. "We never kw how many refugees will arrive," a Warsaw city council spokesperson stated, Sky News reported.  

In dition to this, a government minister in Czech Republic stated that nation has been "balancing on edge" of capacity where y can give comfortable living circumstances. To cope with flood of refugees, Czech interior minister Vit Rakusan ted that government will seek to prolong a state of emergency. 

Germany's federal police have recorded over 2,00,000 Ukrainian refugees in country, according to a statement from country's interior ministry. As of Saturday, 207,747 Ukrainian refugees h entered Germany. On or hand, real number of Ukrainian refugees in Germany is projected to be substantially higher.  

Meanwhile, Ukrainians escaping violence have been granted visa-free travel by European Union. According to UK's Home Office, 8,600 visas have been given under country's family reunification policy, out of a total of 53,600 applications.  

(Im: AP)