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Poland welcomes nearly 25,000 new arrivals from Ukraine

14.01.2024 12:40
24,600 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Sunday.
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Since February last year when Russia invaded  its neighbour, some 18.5 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine.

Meanwhile, nearly 17 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, including over 26,400 on Saturday.

Poland  is currently home to around one million Ukrainians, according to the United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees, after many who had fled Russia's invasion moved on to other countries or decided to return to Ukraine.

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

Sunday is day 620 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: PAP