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Poland welcomes 2.86 million refugees from Ukraine: officials

20.04.2022 08:30
Poland has taken in 2.86 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Wednesday.
Participants in a multicultural Easter event designed to bring together Polish and Ukrainian families in Szczecin, northwestern Poland, April 17, 2022.
Participants in a multicultural Easter event designed to bring together Polish and Ukrainian families in Szczecin, northwestern Poland, April 17, 2022.Photo: PAP/Marcin Bielecki

"Since February 24, a total of 2,863,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet.

On Tuesday, around 25,000 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, compared with 20,000 a day earlieraccording 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 last 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