Vladimir Putin is expected to today allow humanitarian corridors from several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, after Russian shelling blocked routes West.
The humanitarian crisis is growing in Ukraine, where Russian troops have attacked cities and allegedly blocked earlier evacuation routes .
More than 1.5 million people have already fled the country. Many more have been displaced within Ukraine's borders, and many more seek to leave. Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , on Sunday dubbed it the fastest-growing European refugee crisis since World War II.
More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighbouring countries in 10 days — the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
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