The number of people crossing the border to escape the war in Ukraine has slowed in recent days, but could rise again if fighting continues further west, a UN refugee agency official said today.
“We have seen a slowdown, a general slowdown,” Matthew Saltmars said in a video link from Poland.
Warmer weather may be a factor, he added.
Daily crossings in Poland, the country with the most arrivals, have dropped to about half of a peak of about 100,000 a day, he said.
In all, according to UN agencies, 3.27 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 and another two million people have been displaced inside the country.
Many have fled besieged cities in the eastern part of the country to the western city of Lviv, which has so far been largely untouched by violence.
“If there is indeed an escalation in Lviv, there is a risk of renewed border crossings,” Saltmars said.
However, he said, more refugees crossing the border with Poland in recent days appear to have been mentally injured than in previous days of the crisis.
“Many of them have no plan,” he added. “Those who arrive are not clear about where they can go,” he said.
SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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