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UN: Nearly 9 million people have crossed border from Ukraine since start of Russia’s all-out invasion. The UN refugee agency said on July 6 that 8.79 million individuals – a quarter of the country's population – have crossed the border from Ukraine since Feb. 24.
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New York Times
Most of Ukraine’s displaced persons are now coming from the east, as that region becomes the center of the conflict. The majority are women and children, and many face shortages of food, water and basic necessities, according to U.N. experts. Five months into the war, many have started to fear that they will never return home. The few who remain typically have ailing family members, are too poor to move or have stayed to protect property.
Helping the displaced return to their homes — or find new ones — looms as one of Ukraine’s greatest challenges, whatever the outcome of the war. Some of their hometowns may not return to Ukrainian control. Others have been pulverized by the Russian Army’s scorched-earth tactics.
UN: Nearly 9 million people have crossed border from Ukraine since start of Russia’s all-out invasion. The UN refugee agency said on July 6 that 8.79 million individuals – a quarter of the country's population – have crossed the border from Ukraine since Feb. 24.
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New York Times
Most of Ukraine’s displaced persons are now coming from the east, as that region becomes the center of the conflict. The majority are women and children, and many face shortages of food, water and basic necessities, according to U.N. experts. Five months into the war, many have started to fear that they will never return home. The few who remain typically have ailing family members, are too poor to move or have stayed to protect property.
Helping the displaced return to their homes — or find new ones — looms as one of Ukraine’s greatest challenges, whatever the outcome of the war. Some of their hometowns may not return to Ukrainian control. Others have been pulverized by the Russian Army’s scorched-earth tactics.
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