More than 5.3 mln refugees fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion started

As of April 27, 2022, a total of 5,372,854 refugees had fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.

Most Ukrainian refugees went to Poland (over 2.9 million people). Over 801 thousand people went to Romania, 647 thousand — to Russia, 507 thousand — to Hungary, 439 thousand — to Moldova, 363 thousand — to Slovakia, and 24 thousand — to Belarus.

According to the recent report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a total of 7.7 million Ukrainian citizens were forcibly displaced within Ukraine, i.e. they stayed within the country but had to leave their houses.

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