United Nations: 4 million refugees have fled Russia’s 'senseless war'

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United Nations: 4 million refugees have fled Russia’s 'senseless war'
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The rapidness and scale of the displacement is unprecedented in the modern era.

More than 4 million Ukrainian refugees have now fled their homeland to neighboring countries to escape Russia’s “senseless war,” the United Nations said Wednesday. More than half of them have sought safety in Poland,The rapidity and scale of the displacement are unprecedented in the modern era.

The chief of the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday. "In Lviv I will discuss with the authorities, the UN and other partners ways to increase our support to people affected and displaced by this senseless war,"So far, the majority of those who have fled are women and children.

. “We need to be looking at forced displacement from [the] 'How many people have been forced from home?' perspective,” he said. That number, he added, “is a quarter of the population of Ukraine.”. But Yayboke thinks this may be a temporary lull. There are no signs that the war is stopping anytime soon. Despite Russia’s promise to scale back military activity near Kyiv and Chernihiv after peace talks in Istanbul,Because of the constant shelling of Ukrainian cities, and the, many people remain trapped in areas of escalating conflict and are unable to leave, Yayboke said. The U.N. estimates that approximately 13 million are stranded in the affected areas. Others are waiting to see how the war evolves to make their next move.

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