Poland accepts nearly 1.1 million refugees from Ukraine: officials

Poland has taken in nearly 1.1 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Monday.

Refugees at the Hrebenne border crossing between Poland and Ukraine.

Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

"Since February 24, a total of 1,067,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet.

On Sunday alone, a record 142,300 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, according to the Polish Border Guard.

"Traffic at the border is growing," the agency added.

#Pomagamy🇺🇦

Od 24.02 z Ukrainy🇺🇦do Polski🇵🇱 przyjechało 1 067 000 osób.

Wczoraj tj.06.03 #funkcjonariuszeSG odprawili rekordowe 142,3 tys. podróżnych z Ukrainy!

Ruch na granicy🇵🇱🇺🇦rośnie, dzisiaj do godz.07.00 do🇵🇱przyjechało z🇺🇦42 tys. osób#NadbużańskiOSG #BieszczadzkiOSG pic.twitter.com/bq85ZJmKAh

— Straż Graniczna (@Straz_Graniczna) March 7, 2022

ONE MILLION people have crossed from #Ukraine into Poland.
FEEL AT HOME.
🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦#StandWithUkriane #PolandFirstToHelp https://t.co/uMmNJZIv2P

— Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) March 6, 2022

While most of those crossing the border are Ukrainian nationals, there are also many citizens of Asian and African countries among the refugees, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported, citing the foreign ministry in Warsaw.

War doesn't discriminate.

It affects anyone who happens to be in 🇺🇦 right now. That's why 🇵🇱 is helping those in need, no matter who they are: https://t.co/o0UO22rK53#StandWithUkraine️ @Refugees @UNmigration @FilippoGrandi @chefjoseandres @eucopresident @cnni @BBCWorld pic.twitter.com/ncR92pjEv0

— Embassy of Poland in Canada (@PLinCanada) March 6, 2022

The Polish government on Sunday launched a special online platform to coordinate humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine by local authorities, nongovernmental organizations, foundations and private businesses.

The platform will operate as part of the existing pomagamukrainie.gov.pl website, officials said.

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Source: PAP