Ukraine: Hundreds of thousands more expected to escape Russian invasion
Ukraine: Hundreds of thousands more expected to escape Russian invasion
It has been estimated that 'hundreds of thousands' more Ukrainians will be forced to leave their homeland because of 'unliveable' conditions amid the Russian invasion, said the Norwegian Refugee Council chief.
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In total, over 7.8 million Ukrainian refugees have been registered across Europe [source: Getty]
The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Monday he anticipates another wave of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine in Europe over the winter, because of "unliveable" conditions.
"Nobody knows how many but there will be hundreds of thousands more as the horrific and unlawful bombing of civilian infrastructure makes life unliveable in too many places," Jan Egeland told Reuters by phone after returning from a trip to Ukraine earlier this month.
"So I fear that the crisis in Europe will deepen and that will overshadow equally crises in other places of the world," he said.
Russia invasion of Ukraine has nearly reached its 10th month. Thousands have already been forced to flee their homes.
On Monday, at least two people were killed and five wounded in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after what the regional governor said was "massive shelling" by Russian forces.
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