More than 4.7 million Ukrainian refugees have fled the country 50 days after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Until today the UNHCR has specifically registered 4,736,471 refugees. In the last 24 hours, 79,962 people fled the war-torn country.
Europe has not experienced such a wave of refugees since World War II.
Almost 90% of these refugees are women and children, with the Ukrainian authorities not allowing men of armed age to leave the country.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 215,000 non-Ukrainians have also left the country, often finding it difficult to return to their countries of origin.
The IOM also estimates the number of internally displaced persons at 7.1 million.
In all, more than 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes, either crossing borders to reach neighboring countries or seeking refuge in other parts of Ukraine.
Before the war, Ukraine had a population of more than 37 million in the territories controlled by Kyiv – excluding Crimea annexed by Russia in 2014, or the eastern territories that came under its control the same year. pro-Russian separatists.
Poland
Poland is home to by far the largest number of Ukrainian refugees.
From 24 February to 12 April, 2,694,090 of them had entered Poland, according to UNHCR data.
Many of them then travel to other European countries.
Poland had about 1.5 million Ukrainian migrant workers before the war.
Romania
According to the UN agency, 716,797 people had arrived in Romania by April 13th, many of them via Moldova before continuing on to other countries.
Russia
The number of refugees in Russia amounted to 471,014 on April 13.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also notes that between February 18 and 23, 105,000 people crossed the pro-Russian separatist territories of Donetsk and Luhansk (eastern Ukraine) into Russia.
Hungary
As of yesterday, Hungary had received 440,387 Ukrainians.
Moldova
According to the UNHCR, 417,650 Ukrainians entered Moldova, a small country of 2.6 million among the poorest in Europe.
The European Commission is encouraging Ukrainian refugees to continue their journey to settle in an EU country that can better cope with the financial burden of the influx of refugees.
Slovakia
As of April 13, a total of 326,244 people had arrived from Ukraine since the start of the war.
Belarus
As of April 13, Belarus had received 22,428 people.
The UNHCR clarifies that for the countries bordering Ukraine and forming part of the Schengen area (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia), the data it presents count those who crossed the border and entered the country. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that “a large number of people have continued to travel to other countries.”
In addition, the UN service states that it does not count people from neighboring countries who leave Ukraine to return to their homeland.
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