4 minutes agoUN: Ten million Ukrainians have fled their homes
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Ten million people over a quarter of the population have already fled their homes in Ukraine because of Russia's key war “devastating”, the head of the United Nations refugee agency said. “among the responsibilities of those who promote wars worldwide is the pain caused by civilians who [...]
“among the responsibilities of those who promote wars around the world, is the pain caused by civilians who are forced to leave their homes”, the chief said U n NHCR, Philippo Grandi.
The war in Ukraine is so devastating that ten million people have been displaced within the country, or as refugees outside Ukraine”, he said.
U n The NHCR said 3,389,044 Ukrainians have left the state since the launch of Ukraine's Russian occupation on 24 February. Meanwhile, 60,352 persons have left the country on Saturday alone.
About 90 percent of those who have left are women and children. Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 cannot leave the state after general military mobilization.
According to the UN refugee agency, more than 1.5 million refugees are children, while this agency warned that the risk of trafficking with human beings is “real”.
Over six million people are believed to be displaced within Ukraine.
Before the conflict, Ukraine had a population of 37 million, not counting the population on the annexed Crimean Peninsula, and in the two eastern separatist regions. / REL
