The 2 million mark fleeing fighting in Ukraine to seek refuge abroad was passed on Tuesday, just 12 days after the start of the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the latest UN tally .
2,011,312 refugees
The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) listed exactly 2,011,312 refugees on its dedicated website around 10:30 GMT.
These are more than 276,000 more than during the previous score on Monday.
The authorities and the UN expect the flow to intensify further, particularly in the event of the opening of humanitarian corridors which should theoretically allow civilians surrounded in major Ukrainian cities to get out.
Several attempts in this direction have so far failed.
A visit to Romania, Moldova and Poland
“Today, the flow of refugees from Ukraine has reached 2 million.
2 million,” tweeted the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
According to him, this is the fastest exodus that Europe has known since the Second World War.
He has just paid a visit to Romania, Moldova and Poland, three of the countries bordering Ukraine, which host the most people who fled their country after the invasion.
Grandi hailed their “exemplary” welcome.
According to the UN, four million people may want to leave the country to escape the war.
Before this conflict, Ukraine was populated by more than 37 million people in the territories controlled by Kiev – which therefore does not include the Crimea annexed by Russia, nor the areas under the control of pro-Russian separatists.
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