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Poland admits 20,600 new arrivals from Ukraine: officials

02.05.2023 13:05
Around 20,600 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Tuesday.
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Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, 11.54 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraineaccording to the Polish Border Guard agency.

Meanwhile, almost 10 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, the agency said.

On Monday, around 25,000 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine, it also reported.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda told public broadcaster Polish Radio last month that the country "is currently home to an estimated 3 million Ukrainians.”

The Polish presidential office said in March that around 1.3 million war refugees from Ukraine were staying in Poland after many who had fled Russia's invasion moved on to other countries or decided to return to Ukraine.

A deputy prime minister said in December that Poland was home to more than 2 million Ukrainians, including those who arrived before the war.

In March last year, Poland enacted a measure to offer wide-ranging support to Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion of their country.

The measure grants them residence rights and ensures access to educationhealthcare and social benefits.

Eighty-three percent of Poles are in favour of accepting refugees from war-torn Ukraine, according to a recent survey.

Russia invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday is day 433 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: IAR, PAP