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Poland welcomes 4 million refugees from Ukraine: officials

12.06.2022 08:30
Poland has taken in 4 million refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Polish Border Guard agency reported on Sunday.
The launch of Ukrainian House, a new housing centre for refugees from Ukraine, in Polands southwestern city of Wrocław last month.
The launch of Ukrainian House, a new housing centre for refugees from Ukraine, in Poland's southwestern city of Wrocław last month. PAP/Maciej Kulczyński

"Since February 24, a total of 4,000,000 people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine," it said in a tweet.

On Saturday, 24,900 refugees from Ukraine arrived in the country, compared with 24,700 a day earlieraccording to the Polish Border Guard.

Meanwhile, around 2,000,000 people have left Poland for Ukraine since February 24, the agency noted.

On Saturday, 28,000 frontier crossers headed in this direction, the Polish Border Guard said. 

While most of those crossing the border to Poland are Ukrainian nationals, there are also citizens of many other countries among the refugees, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency has reported, citing the foreign ministry in Warsaw.

Poland in March enacted a measure to offer wide-ranging support to Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion of their country, which began on February 24.

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

Nine in 10 Poles are in favour of accepting refugees from war-torn Ukraine, according to a survey.

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Source: PAP