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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UN: 500,000+ people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The U.N. refugee agency said Monday that more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week.

UNHCR head Filippo Grandi gave the latest update in a tweet.

Shabia Mantoo, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based agency, said she would soon provide details about the numbers by country.

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