On the second day of the Russian-led war in Ukraine, the fighting has driven 50,000 people out of the country, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Among the countries bordering the attacked country, Poland has already seen 30,000 Ukrainians arrive on its territory to seek refuge there.
“The Poles are mobilizing a lot to help,” an anonymous source told
20 Minutes
.
War is synonymous with population displacement.
In Ukraine, these movements began this week with the acceleration of the conflict and continue as the Russian army is at the gates of Kiev, the capital.
Ukrainians sometimes flee to another region, inside the country, sometimes to neighboring countries.
Already more than 100,000 people have left their homes and thousands their country, lamented Thursday evening the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The EU said it was “fully prepared” to welcome them.
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According to Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, interviewed by franceinfo "more than 50,000 people left Ukraine in two days".
“It's a refugee crisis” which “could be long,” he continues.
It is to be hoped that it does not become insurmountable and colossal.
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30,000 Ukrainians in Poland
The United Nations High Commissioner also thanks
"Those countries that have kept the borders open"
,
such as Poland, which has welcomed 30,000 Ukrainians and Moldova, which has welcomed 20,000, according to figures put forward by the news site.
Poland is indeed one of the countries of the European Union bordering Ukraine, along with Slovakia, Romania and Hungary.
Some 200 people thus spent the night in the Polish station of Przemysl (southeast).
I heard the explosions next to my building… And I quickly packed my bags, I took almost everything with me,” says Olha, a 36-year-old teacher from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
According to a Polish woman who lives in France and whose family still resides in the country, interviewed by
20 Minutes
, civilians have started to welcome residents of the Ukrainian city of Lviv, located just under two hours by car from the Polish border. .
"The Poles are mobilizing a lot to provide help, my parents are going to welcome a couple from Lviv, for example, everyone is rather in action," she says.
Solidarity from neighboring countries
Poland, which is already home to around 1.5 million Ukrainian nationals, has expressed its support for the big neighbor to the east, and its willingness to help it.
The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, estimated on Tuesday after talks with the Polish authorities in Warsaw, that this country was “fairly well prepared to welcome a large number of Ukrainians”.
Slovakia also assures that it is ready to reach out to its Ukrainian neighbor.
Romania, which is one of the poorest countries in Europe, said it did not expect many Ukrainians to flee to its territory, but was ready to take in half of them. million.
Even Hungary, whose Prime Minister Viktor Orban is known for his tough stance on immigration, seemed willing to take in refugees.
The latter are ready to make the road even on foot to flee the Russian bombardments and the fighting.
In Hungary, the first Ukrainians arrive on foot or by car, for fear of bombardments and fighting after the invasion of their country #AFP
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Refugees “welcome” to the European Union
The European Union is on the same line, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday.
“With all member states on the front line, we now have clearly defined contingency plans to immediately receive and accommodate refugees from Ukraine,” said the EU chief executive.
We hope there will be as few refugees as possible, but we are fully prepared to welcome them and they are welcome,” she added.
The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, estimated on Wednesday that the conflict triggered by Russia with Ukraine could result in “a new refugee crisis” with “up to five million additional people displaced ".
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