24 April 2024,   18:55
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Nearly 836 000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict, UN says

The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine has surged to nearly 836 000, United Nations figures showed.

In all, 835,928 people have fled across the country’s borders, according to the website of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.

More than half have headed west into Poland, according to tallies completed up to Tuesday. UNHCR figures show that 454 000 people had fled to Poland; 116 000 to Hungary; 67 000 to Slovakia; 65 000 to Moldova, 43 000 to Russia, 38 000 to Romania and 350 to Belarus.

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