Thus, the number of refugees rose by 160,000, from 677,000, on Tuesday, with the withdrawal of what the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced during an urgent appeal to fund humanitarian aid for the country and for people who fled the battles.
The commission said that there are 835,928 people who have fled Ukraine, of whom 453,982 have found refuge in Poland.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the influx of refugees that followed, Poland has been the main host country for those seeking a safe haven.
According to the statistics available so far, Hungary comes in second place, with hosting 116,348 refugees, or 14 percent of its total number.
For its part, Slovakia hosts 67,000 refugees, or 8 percent of the refugees, as of March 1, Russia, 5.1 percent of them (42,900 people).
The authorities and the United Nations alike expect the refugee influx to increase, as the Russian military appears to be focusing its efforts on major Ukrainian cities.
According to the United Nations, 4 million people may seek to leave the country to escape the war.
“We are witnessing what may be the worst refugee crisis in Europe in this century,” said Filippo Grandi.
Of this total, $1.1 billion will be allocated to help 6 million people in the country for an initial period of 3 months, according to a statement issued by the organization, which also estimated that 12 million people will need assistance in Ukraine, in addition to more than 4 million refugees who managed to flee the fighting. to neighboring countries.