At least 2.5 million people have now fled Ukraine

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At least 2,504,893 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since Russian forces invaded the eastern European country on Feb. 24, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

Over 500,000 children are among those who have fled Ukraine for Poland, says the education minister. He has pledged that they will be integrated into Polish schools and properly educated, while also maintaining standards for existing pupils.

What people are saying?

Matthew Miller I hope they all have masks on while traveling. I can’t imagine the spread of Corona Virus now. Just letting roam free like that. We’ll all need to quarantine another two weeks to flatten the curve once more.

Yawe Zulfikar Note that there are over 7m Palestinian refugees around the world and countless IDPs in countries neighboring Palestine. Those Ukraine numbers are just a nothing fraction.