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The United Nations fears that a total of about 4 million Ukrainians will flee abroad if the situation does not improve.
The European Union is also preparing for a huge influx of Ukrainian refugees, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Sunday. “I think we should prepare for millions,” she told reporters in Brussels. Johansson said he is in favor of activating the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive to provide shelter for people coming to the EU.
Most Ukrainians move to Poland. More than 196,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine since Thursday, the Polish Border Guard said. Saturday there were 77,300. That is not only a new record, but also more than what Poland can actually handle. The country can take in up to 50,000 refugees per day at the border with Ukraine. Before the Russian invasion, about 1.5 million Ukrainians were in Poland.
An estimated 71,000 people have arrived in Hungary. There are 70,000 people in Moldova and 47,000 in Romania. People are also on the run within Ukraine itself. According to the UN, there are now 160,000. The UN figures are based on those of countries that have hosted the refugees.