5.3 million refugees, the UN expects 3 million more

Nearly 5.3 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since Russian troops invaded two months ago, and the UN expects there will be 3 million more by the end of the day. end of the year.

According to the UNHCR, as of April 25, 5,264,767 Ukrainians had left their country since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 32,753 more than the figure the previous day.

The UNHCR is asking for 1.85 billion dollars to support its actions and those of its partners in favor of these people fleeing their countries at war.

Women and children represent 90% of these refugees, men aged 18 to 60, likely to be mobilized, not having the right to leave.

Almost two-thirds of Ukrainian children have had to flee their homes, including those still in the country.

More than 7.7 million people have left their homes but are still in Ukraine, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Prior to the Russian military operation, Ukraine had a population of 37 million people in areas under its government’s control. This figure excludes Crimea (south), annexed in 2014 by Russia, and the eastern regions controlled by pro-Russian separatists.