United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Saturday that more than 150,000 people had been forced to flee Russian violence in Ukraine.
“More than 150,000 Ukrainian refugees have already crossed the border into neighboring countries, half of them to Poland and many to Hungary, Moldova, Romania and beyond,” he said.
“Displacement in Ukraine is also growing, but the military situation makes it difficult to estimate numbers and provide aid,” Grandi added on Twitter.
Displacement in Ukraine is also growing but the military situation makes it difficult to estimate numbers and provide aid.
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) February 26, 2022
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After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).
What followed, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.
Source: CNN Brasil
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