Germany: 952,000 people arrived from Ukraine in Feb-Aug period

FILE PHOTO: A boy sits on a bus bound for Germany after fleeing from Ukraine to Romania, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Some 952,000 people arrived in Germany from Ukraine in the February-August period of this year, the Federal Statistics Office said on Monday.

Most arrived in March (431,000) and April (198,000) -- the first two months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the office added.

(Writing by Paul Carrel, editing by Kirsti Knolle)