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In a humanitarian crisis, which he described as the largest in several years, the European Commissioner in charge of Crisis Management, Janis Linaric, said Sunday that “it is estimated that seven million Ukrainians will be displaced” from this country due to the Russian attack. About 368,000 people have fled the fighting in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, which began Thursday, and more than half of them entered Poland, and “the number continues to rise,” according to the United Nations and Polish authorities.
“It is estimated that seven million Ukrainians will be displaced” from this country, said the European Commissioner in charge of crisis management, Janis Linaric, on Sunday. Russian attack on Ukraine.
“We are witnessing what might be the biggest humanitarian crisis on our European continent in several years, the needs are growing as we speak,” he added.
“We are witnessing what might become the biggest humanitarian crisis on our European continent in years,” Janis Linaric warned Sunday at the conclusion of a meeting in Brussels of European interior ministers.
He explained that it is still “very difficult to make correct estimates due to the intensity of the fighting” but noted that a UN scenario indicates that “more than seven million Ukrainians will be displaced” from this country due to the Russian offensive.
Overall, if the war continues, “some 18 million people will be affected at the humanitarian level” in Ukraine and neighboring countries, and the number of refugees might reach four million with the departure of the country, the commissioner said, citing UNHCR forecasts.
About 368,000 people have fled the fighting in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, which began Thursday, and more than half of them entered Poland, and “the number continues to rise,” according to the United Nations and Polish authorities.
According to the UNHCR, there are currently more than 160,000 internally displaced people inside the country and more than 116,000 have had to flee to neighboring European countries.
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