The number of refugees who have left Ukraine has reached 2.5 million as Russian forces continue their assault across the country, the United Nations said Friday.
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi reported that in addition to the 2.5 million people who have fled Ukraine so far, another estimated 2 million are displaced inside the country, which has an estimated population of 44 million.
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“Millions forced to leave their homes by this senseless war,” Grandi wrote on Twitter.
The number of refugees from Ukraine — tragically — has reached today 2.5 million.
We also estimate that about two million people are displaced inside Ukraine.
Millions forced to leave their homes by this senseless war.
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) March 11, 2022
Many of the refugees who fled Ukraine have headed to neighboring countries, including Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, as well as other nations in the European Union, in what Grandi called “the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.”
Poland has taken in more than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees as of Thursday, Polish President Andrzej Duda said, according to CNN.
German Interior Ministry spokesman Marek Wede told reporters Friday that federal police have recorded over 100,000 people coming from Ukraine, and of those, at least 99,000 are Ukrainian citizens.
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Wede indicated, though, that the number could be much higher, as several border crossings do not have regular border checks.
Ukraine is still in discussions with Russia to secure safe passage for citizens leaving and aid coming into the country through several humanitarian corridors. In recent days, Russian shelling in the direction of agreed-upon humanitarian corridors has been met by Ukrainian officials calling for a ceasefire in the area.
