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More than a Quarter of Ukrainian Population Are Refugees or Have Emigrated

A total of 7,915,287 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in European countries since the beginning of the war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a statement released on Wednesday. The number has increased by 18,462 in the past week.

The largest number, 2,852,395, have fled to Russia, while 1,553,707 have fled to Poland, followed by Germany (1,021,667), the Czech Republic (476,025), Italy (173,231), Spain (164,705), the UK (152,200), Bulgaria (148,451), France (118,994), Romania (106,786), Slovakia (105,205) and Moldova (102,103).

The figure does not exceed 100,000 people in other states.

As many as 4,905,293 refugees are included in national temporary protection and support programs. According to the UNHCR, 17,139,782 people have arrived in neighboring countries from Ukraine since February 24. At the same time, 9,180,679 people crossed the border into Ukraine.

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