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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Marek Strzelecki and Fedja Grulovic

Refugee arrivals dip, but Ukraine's neighbours scramble to provide shelter

People rest in a temporary accommodation for people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Rzeszow, Poland, March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Ukraine's neighbours reported a dip in numbers of refugees on Saturday as governments and volunteers struggled to find shelter for the nearly 2.6 million mostly women and children who have fled since Russia's invasion two weeks ago.

Arrivals were still building on an influx that is overwhelming volunteers, non-governmental organisations and authorities in eastern Europe's border communities as well as the big cities to which most of the refugees head.

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