Nearly 836,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN – Times of India

Nearly 836,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN – Times of India

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GENEVA: Nearly 836,000 refugees have now fled the conflict in Ukraine for safety in neighbouring countries, United Nations figures showed Wednesday.
In all, 835,928 people have fled the country’s borders, the according to the website of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR — a huge jump from the 677,000 announced Tuesday afternoon by agency chief Filippo Grandi. More than half have headed west into Poland.



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