More than 1.7 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion launched on February 24, according to the latest UN counts on Monday March 7.
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The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) listed exactly 1,735,068 refugees on its dedicated website at 11:00 GMT.
These are 200,000 more than during the previous score on Sunday.
The authorities and the UN expect the flow to intensify, particularly in the event of the opening of humanitarian corridors which should theoretically allow civilians surrounded in large cities to get out.
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More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed to neighboring countries in ten days - the fastest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II
," the High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs said in a tweet on Sunday. refugees Filippo Grandi.
According to the UN, four million people may want to leave the country to escape the war.
Before this conflict, Ukraine was populated by more than 37 million people in the territories controlled by Kiev - which therefore does not include the Crimea annexed by Russia or the areas under separatist control.
Poland
Poland hosts by far the largest number of refugees since the start of the Russian invasion.
In total, they were 1,027,603, according to the UNHCR count, or 59.2% of the total counted.
The day before, Sunday, a new arrival record was recorded with 142,300 travellers.
The second wave of arrivals continues to mount, border guards report.
Between midnight and 7 a.m. (11 p.m. and 6 a.m. GMT), they saw 42,000 people enter Poland.
Before this crisis, Poland was already home to around 1.5 million Ukrainians who came, for the most part, to work in this member country of the European Union.
Hungary
Hungary was hosting 180,163 people or 10.4% of the total, according to the UNHCR.
The country has five border posts with Ukraine and several border towns, such as Zahony, have converted public buildings into relief centers, where Hungarian civilians come to offer food or assistance.
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Slovakia
Slovakia counted 128,169 people who fled Ukraine, or 7.4% of the total and 14,000 more than at the last point, according to the UNHCR.
Moldova
After their arrival in Moldova, a small country of 2.6 million inhabitants and one of the poorest in Europe, some of the refugees continue their journey to Romania or Hungary, often to find family.
According to the UNHCR count, 82,762 Ukrainian refugees were registered in the country, or 4.8% of the total.
Romania
In Romania, the UNHCR counts 78,977 refugees, or about 4.6% of the total.
Two camps have been set up, one in Sighetu Marmatiei and the other in Siret.
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Elsewhere
The UNHCR also specified that 183,688 people (10.6% of the total) had continued their journey, once the Ukrainian border had been crossed, towards other European countries.
Russia
The number of people seeking refuge in Russia has not been refreshed since March 3, when it stood at 53,300 - or 3.1% of the total number.
UNHCR also notes that between February 18 and 23, 96,000 people crossed from the pro-Russian separatist territories of Donetsk and Luhansk into Russia.