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Poland welcomes 2.39 million refugees from Ukraine: officials

31.03.2022 08:30
Poland has taken in 2.39 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Thursday.
A makeshift shelter for refugees from Ukraine at a sports centre in Warsaw.
A makeshift shelter for refugees from Ukraine at a sports centre in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

"Since February 24, a total of 2,393,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet.

On Wednesday, 25,500 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, compared with around 22,400 a day earlier, according to the Polish Border Guard.

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

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda this month signed into law a measure to offer wide-ranging support to Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion of their country, which began on February 24.

The measure grants them legal residence in Poland and ensures access to educationhealthcare and social benefits.

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Source: PAP