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Poland admits nearly 30.000 Ukraine refugees daily

23.04.2023 10:30
Nearly 30,000 new arrivals from Ukraine have crossed every day into Poland in recent days, Polish Border Guard data show.
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According to the agency, some 29,000 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours.

On Friday, the figure was around 29,500.

Meanwhile, 26,700 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Saturday, the agency also reported.

Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, over 11.3 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine.

Meanwhile, more than 9.5 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.

It is estimated that Poland  is currently home to around 1.5 million Ukrainians after many who had fled Russia's invasion moved on to other countries or decided to return to Ukraine.

Sunday is day 424 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: PAP