Russia’s increasingly brutal attacks on Ukraine has driven 10 million people — nearly a quarter of the population — from their homes, according to the United Nations, with growing numbers expected to head to western Europe.
Mykhailo Podolyak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, put the number of displaced people at as high as 12 million. While most have stayed in Ukraine, about 3.4 million — mainly women, children and elderly people — have sought refuge in other countries, including more than 2 million people in Poland, according to UN data.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its one-month mark and attacks on civilian targets are showing no signs of abating, raising the risks that more people will seek to flee. The besieged southern city of Mariupol has been under heavy bombardment, and Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blocking humanitarian aid.
