One million refugees fled Ukraine in week: UNHCR

'Rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one,' the UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said

By  AFP

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What you need to know:

  • According to frequently updated UNHCR data, 1,002,860 have now fled Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion on February 24

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