Meanwhile, more than 48,400 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Polish Border Guard agency.
The outbreak of full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022 led to a significant outflow of refugees, surpassing 6 million globally, according to a report by professional services company Deloitte, commissioned by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Much of this exodus took place through the Polish border, the UNHCR has said.
Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, around 20 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard.
As of October 2023, almost 1 million Ukrainian refugees were living in Poland, the Deloitte report said earlier this month.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda told public broadcaster Polish Radio early last year that the country was home to an estimated 3 million Ukrainians, including those who arrived before the war.
The Polish presidential office said in March last year that around 1.3 million war refugees from Ukraine were staying in Poland after many who had fled Russia's invasion moved on to other countries or decided to return to Ukraine.
In March 2022, Poland enacted a measure to offer wide-ranging support to Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion of their country.
The measure granted them residence rights and ensured access to education, healthcare and social benefits.
Sixty-two percent of Poles are in favour of accepting refugees from war-torn Ukraine, according to a survey late last year.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.
Friday is day 765 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Source: IAR, PAP