Nearly 2.5 Mln Fled From Ukraine: UN
United Nations, March 11: As many as 2.5 million people have fled the war torned country, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi said on Friday.
“The number of refugees from Ukraine — tragically — has reached today 2.5 million, Grandi worte on his official Twitter account.
The number of refugees from Ukraine — tragically — has reached today 2.5 million.
We also estimate that about two million people are displaced inside Ukraine.
Millions forced to leave their homes by this senseless war.
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) March 11, 2022
According to Germany’s interior ministry, over 110,000 refugees have also arrived in Germany from Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion just over two weeks ago.
German Federal Police registered 109,183 refugees — including more than 13,270 people from the day before, Germany’s interior ministry said in a statement. However, due the absence of border checks between Poland and Germany, where most Ukrainian refugees are coming from, the actual number of incoming people could be significantly higher, the ministry added as reported by CNN.
On Thursday, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that more than 1.5 million people have fled to Poland. “More than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland, Duda said, adding that he was ‘proud’ of how ordinary Polish families have received them in their ‘private homes’. None of the refugees are being housed in camps,” he said.
Meanwhile, The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday it remains “gravely concerned by the rising death toll and human suffering in Ukraine” and called “for an immediate end to the attacks.” “Civilians are being killed and maimed in what appear to be indiscriminate attacks, with Russian forces using explosive weapons with wide area effects in or near populated areas. These include missiles, heavy artillery shells and rockets, as well as airstrikes,” spokesperson Liz Throssell said as per CNN.
