More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian military intervention

More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of Russia's military intervention, according to the latest United Nations count on Friday.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has counted 1,209,976 refugees, according to its website dedicated to the issue at 11:00 GMT, and the number increased from the last census Thursday by 171 thousand refugees.

The authorities and the United Nations expect the influx of refugees to intensify, while the Russian army appears to be focusing its efforts on major Ukrainian cities.

On Friday, the United Nations welcomed "reports that the two sides have agreed to facilitate the safe passage of civilians outside the combat zones."

The United Nations was not officially notified until yesterday morning of this agreement.

numbers and hosting

The United Nations estimates that 4 million people have fled the war.

More than 37 million people live in the territory controlled by Kyiv, which does not include the Russian-annexed Crimea and separatist-controlled areas in the east of the country.

UNHCR tries to avoid counting refugees twice, that is, when they leave the country and after arriving elsewhere in Europe or even outside.

Poland, which supports the Ukrainian authorities, is hosting the highest number of refugees since the beginning of the Russian military operation.

In total, there are 649,903 refugees in Poland, according to UNHCR statistics, an increase of about 102 thousand refugees since Thursday.

These represent 54.2% of the total number of refugees who were counted.

Numbers and Estimates

According to figures released by the Polish border guards on Friday, a total of 624 and 500 people fled from Ukraine to Poland.

Before this crisis, about 1.5 million Ukrainians lived in Poland, most of whom immigrated to work in the European Union member country.

Hungary, for its part, receives 144,738 refugees, or 12% of the total number of refugees.

Their number has increased by about 12,000 since the previous day, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The country has 5 border posts with Ukraine and several border towns such as Zahoni, public buildings have been converted into relief centers where Hungarian civilians come to provide food or help.

This comes at a time when the number of refugees in Moldova has risen to 103,000, or 9.2% of their total number.

Ukrainian refugees arriving in Germany (Getty Images)

trip and escape

Yesterday, Friday, the representative of the High Commissioner for Refugees in Moldova indicated that some refugees continue their journey to Romania and Hungary, often to join relatives.

More than 90,000 refugees fled from Ukraine to Slovakia, or 7.5% of the total number, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

This comes at a time when UNHCR counted 57,194 Ukrainian refugees in Romania, or about 4.7% of the total, and two refugee camps were established, one in Sighetu Marmatiye and the other in Siret.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees indicated that 110,876 people (9.2% of the total) continued their journey after crossing the Ukrainian border towards other European countries.

Also, about 53,300 people sought refuge in Russia, or 4.4% of the total number.