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BBC Ukraine Update - 15/06/2022

More than 13 million people have fled their homes since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations says.

More than 13 million people have fled their homes since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations says. Source: Gettyimages

15/06/2022. A key city in eastern Ukraine has been completely cut off by Russian forces, leaving civilians stranded. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to bombard other targets in the east of the country. And the UN warns against countries panicking to find new fossil fuels to decrease dependency on Russian supplies. Here's your update from the BBC....


BBC. More than 13 million people have fled their homes since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) says.

Almost five million have left for neighbouring countries, while eight million people are thought to be displaced inside Ukraine itself.

However, hundreds of thousands have returned to their home country - especially to cities like Kyiv.

Where are refugees going?

In updated figures, the UN says that, as of 9 June, more than 4.9 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded across Europe. More than 3.2 million have applied for temporary residence:

  • Poland: 1,152,364 Ukrainian refugees recorded
  • Russia: 1,136,243
  • Romania: 89,974
  • Moldova: 86,254
  • Slovakia: 77,330
  • Belarus: 8,027

Others have moved on to other destinations, especially those who crossed into Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. These nations have open borders with other EU countries.

The UN says there are now more than 780,000 Ukrainians in Germany, 366,632 in the Czech republic. It says 145,000 are now in Turkey.

Some Ukrainians have travelled to Russia from the pro-Russian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.

President Vladimir Putin says his forces helped evacuate 140,000 civilians from Mariupol and insists no one was forced to go to Russia. However, volunteer groups say they have helped hundreds of Ukrainians leave Russia.


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