Ukraine: Thousands flee Russian war, humanitarian crisis

Many Ukrainians woke up on Friday away from their home as they fled a Russian invasion.

© Provided by DW Nearly 30,000 Ukrainians left Ukraine for Poland since Russia launched a war

The UN has reported that at least 100,000 people have been displaced by the war. The UNHCR said as many as 5 million people could be displaced by the war. The first Ukrainian refugees started to arrive in Romania, Hungary and Poland. Some of them spent the night at a train station in neighbouring Poland, where reception centres were being hastily set up.

More people were trying to flee from Kyiv to western Ukraine “with whatever they are able to carry,” DW correspondent Fanny Facsar said from Ukraine.

As fighting intensifies, a lot of people are leaving from the east to the west of Ukraine, Ole Solvang of the Norwegian Refugee Council told DW.

Solvang stressed that the humanitarian situation had already been dire in Ukraine before the full-scale war.

“It is very important to keep in mind here that even before the latest hostilities, there were very significant humanitarian needs in the country,” Solvang said.

About 3 million people were estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance, and the number will likely increase amid the Russian offensive, he added.

The UN announced allocating $20 million (€17.9 million) to increase humanitarian operations in Ukraine.

Source: MSN

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