The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union showed no signs of stopping Monday as people fled Russia’s burgeoning war, with the UN estimating that more than half a million people have already escaped.
EU officials have said the war could displace seven million people.
“More than 500,000 refugees have now fled from Ukraine into neighbouring countries,” UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said in a tweet.
More than 500,000 refugees have now fled from Ukraine into neighbouring countries.
—@FilippoGrandi
Shabia Mantoo, a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson, said the latest and still growing count had 281,000 in Poland,
