(ANSA) - GENEVA, APRIL 10 - More than 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees fled their country since the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24: the data of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say so, according to who number exactly 4,503,954 Ukrainian refugees.
That's 62,291 more than yesterday's count.
Europe did not see such an influx of refugees from the Second World War.
About 90% of those who have fled Ukraine are women and children, and the Ukrainian authorities do not allow the departure of men of military age.
According to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 210,000 non-Ukrainians have fled the country, sometimes encountering difficulties in returning to their country of origin.
The United Nations also estimates the number of internally displaced people to be 7.1 million, according to IOM data released on 5 April.
Overall, therefore, more than 11 million people, more than a quarter of the population, have had to leave their homes both across the border to reach neighboring countries, finding refuge elsewhere in Ukraine.
Poland hosts by far the largest number of refugees: 2,593,902 according to UNHCR data from yesterday.
This morning, Polish border guards spoke of 2,630,000 arrivals.
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