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Over 50,000 fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, UN says

25 February 2022, 17:31 PM
UPDATED 25 February 2022, 23:34 PM
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By AFP, Geneva, Switzerland
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Ukrainian women and children after crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border into Ubla, eastern Slovakia, on February 25, 2022. Photo: AFP

More than 50,000 people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, the United Nations refugee chief said Friday.

"More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled their country in less than 48 hours — a majority to Poland and Moldova," Filippo Grandi said in a tweet, cautioning that "many more are moving towards its borders."

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