During the visit of US President Joe Biden, Polish President Andrzej Duda emphasized his willingness to help the people of Ukraine. – We are not saying that refugees are our guests – said Duda today in Rzeszów before the meeting of presidents with representatives of aid organizations.
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According to Duda, Ukrainians are “brothers and neighbors” who are currently being thrown out of their homeland by Russian aggression. He thanked Biden for his support not only in the military, but also in the humanitarian sphere.
According to Polish border guards, almost 2.24 million people have fled to a safe place in Poland since the Russian attack on Ukraine. “Everything indicates that this number will continue to grow,” continued Duda. Currently, there is no official information on how many war refugees remained in Poland and how many have already left for other EU countries.
UN: 3.7 million have fled abroad
As of this afternoon, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered 3,725,806 people who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion that began on February 24. This was an increase of over 50,000 refugees compared to the previous day.
According to the UN, over ten million people in Ukraine have had to leave their homes. According to UNHCR, 6.5 million people currently live in Ukraine as internally displaced persons.
According to the United Nations, about 90 percent. refugees from Ukraine are women and children. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that there are 1.5 million underage refugees from a war-torn country alone.