Kiev, Europe Brief News – Refugees are crossing to neighbouring countries to the west, such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova. Smaller numbers have gone to Russia and Belarus.
The UN says that so far:
Poland has taken in 505,582 refugees
Hungary 139,686
Moldova 97,827
Slovakia 72,200
Romania 51,261
Russia 47,800
Belarus 357
Almost 90,000 people have moved on from these countries to others in Europe.
Many people have waited up to 60 hours to cross into Poland, in freezing weather. Those entering Romania have waited up to 20 hours.
Many have not been able to board trains leaving Ukrainian cities.
Refugees are told they do not need documents, but should preferably have their internal or foreign passports, birth certificates of children travelling with them and medical documentation.
To get refugee status, they need to be Ukrainian citizens or people legally living in Ukraine, such as foreign students.
Ukrainian Refugees Top 1 Million
Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused 1 million Ukrainian Refugees who displaced to other countries. At the same time, Russia is approaching to capture Kyiv as the invasion has officially entered into its second week. Russia seems to be lacking in its tactics so far as its main assault force stalled for days on a highway north of Kyiv.
The United Nations claimed that close to 1 million refugees have already fled Ukraine. Hundreds of Russian Soldiers and Ukrainian Civilians have lost their lives. Moreover, Russia is under immense pressure as Sanctions galore with the aim to isolate Russia and its economy.
