Poland admits 26,900 new arrivals from Ukraine: officials

Around 26,900 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Saturday.

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Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna

Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbor, 12.3 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency.

Meanwhile, 10.5 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, the agency said. On Friday around 25,500 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine, it also reported.

W dn.02.06 #funkcjonariuszeSG odprawili w przejściach granicznych na kierunku z Ukrainy🇺🇦do Polski🇵🇱26,9 tys. osób. Od 24.02.2022 - ponad 12,327 mln os.
W dn.02.06 z Polski🇵🇱do Ukrainy🇺🇦odprawiono 26,5 tys. osób. Od 24.02.2022 - 10,538 mln os.#granicapolskoukraińska #BiOSG #NOSG pic.twitter.com/OMp6tMhccC

— Straż Graniczna (@Straz_Graniczna) June 3, 2023

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

Saturday is day 465 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

(aj)

Source: IAR, PAP