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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paolo Santalucia and Silvia Stellacci

UN refugee agency tries to help millions of displaced Ukrainians stay close to home

Italy Ukraine Recovery Conference - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 forced almost 10 million people to flee their homes, with about 3.8 million displaced within the country and 5.6 million abroad, but most of them want to stay close to their homes, the U.N. refugee agency's representative for Ukraine said.

The war between Russia and Ukraine is continuing with “increased intensity" so the continuation of international support funding a humanitarian response is crucial, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative Karolina Lindholm Billing said Friday.

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