The UN said over 3.1 million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries, while an estimated 6.5 million still remain displaced throughout Ukraine.
Children play on the stage of the theatre of the Ukrainian House where a shelter for refugees is installed in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, near the Ukrainian-Polish border, on March 18, 2022. Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesThe UN said on Thursday that more than 3.1 million Ukrainians have fled to neighbouring countries.For more stories go toNearly 10 million Ukrainians have now been forced to leave their homes as a result of Russia's invasion more than three weeks ago.
The UN cautioned, however, that the latest figures of internally displaced Ukrainians still don't tell the full story of the humanitarian impact the war has caused. "Over 12 million people are estimated to be stranded in affected areas or unable to leave due to heightened security risks, destruction of bridges and roads, as well as lack of resources or information on where to find safety and accommodation," the UN said in Friday'sUkrainian parliament's commissioner for human rights Lyudmyla Denisova said on Friday that Ukraine and Russia agreed on several humanitarian corridors, which have seen 173,000 citizens evacuated from war-torn...
"The humanitarian situation in cities such as Mariupol and Sumy is extremely dire, with residents facing critical and potentially fatal shortages of food, water and medicines," the UN
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