In pictures - desperation at Ukraine border as hundreds of thousands of residents flee
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMore than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week, according to the UN refugee agency.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gave the estimate in a tweet. The latest and still growing count had 281,000 people entering Poland, more than 84,500 in Hungary, about 36,400 in Moldova, over 32,500 in Romania and about 30,000 in Slovakia, UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo said. Read more:Priti Patel met with fury over refuge scheme as she refuses to open UK's doors to most Ukrainians fleeing war The rest were scattered in unidentified other countries, she said.
Another train carrying hundreds of refugees from Ukraine arrived early on Monday in the town of Przemysl in southeastern Poland.
In winter coats to protect them against near-freezing temperatures, with small suitcases, they lined up at the platform to the exit.
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