Poland admits 1.2 million war refugees from Ukraine: officials

Poland has accepted 1.2 million people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Tuesday.

Refugees from war-torn Ukraine at the railway station in the southeastern Polish city of Przemyśl, on Monday, March 7.

PAP/Darek Delmanowicz

Refugees have been arriving in the country ever since Russia launched its assault on Ukraine on 24 February.

On Monday, 141,500 people were cleared by Polish Border Guard officers, the agency said in a tweet, noting the figure was smaller than on Sunday.

A further 35,300 refugees arrived from Ukraine by 7am on Tuesday morning, 16 percent fewer than on Monday morning, the Polish Border Guard added. 

1,200,000 people fleeing #Ukraine have crossed the 🇵🇱 border since the beginning of Russia's aggression against this country.

141,500 people were cleared by Polish Border Guard officers yesterday.#PolandFirstToHelp #solidarityWithUkraine https://t.co/k8BxgKz3eq

— Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland (@PremierRP_en) March 8, 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: IAR, PAP