More than 98,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Italy

Italy has hosted more than 98,000 Ukrainian refugees so far, including 50,875 women and 35,579 minors, according to data released by the Italian Interior Ministry.

These refugees arrived in Italy from February 24 to April 21 after fleeing the conflict in their country, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the number of arrivals is increasing day by day.

The majority of Ukrainian refugees are settled in Milan, Rome, Naples and Bologna, the Italian News Agency (ANSA) reported, noting that the Ukrainian diaspora in Italy is one of the largest in Europe, with nearly 250,000. people, 80% of whom are women.

The Italian government is planning an increase in the number of places in reception centers provided by municipalities and an allowance of 300 euros for adults and 150 euros for minors, ANSA said, noting that an allowance of 30 euros per day will be paid to private individuals or to institutions which receive refugees.

More than 4.6 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since February 24, according to a new count established on Tuesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The UNHCR lists exactly 4,615,830 refugees. These are 68,000 more than during the previous count established on Monday.

While the UN agency reports a slight drop in arrivals, it believes that new arrivals are in a “more vulnerable state”.