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Poland welcomes 4.81 million refugees from Ukraine: officials

16.07.2022 09:00
Poland has taken in 4.81 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Saturday.
Poland has taken in 4.81 million refugees fleeing Russias invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Saturday.
Poland has taken in 4.81 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Saturday.Twitter/Polish Border Guard

"Since February 24, a total of 4.81 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet.

On Friday, around 25,100 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, compared with 24,800 a day earlieraccording to the Polish Border Guard.

Meanwhile, 2.88 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since February 24, the agency also reported.

On Friday, around 23,300 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard said.

A deputy interior minister said last month that Poland was home to some 1.5 million Ukrainians after many refugees from Russia's invasion of Ukraine decided to return to their country.

Poland in March enacted 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 residence rights and ensures access to educationhealthcare and social benefits.

Nine in 10 Poles are in favour of accepting refugees from war-torn Ukraine, according to a survey.

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Source: PAP