Sharjah24 – AFP: The number of Ukrainians who have fled the country since Russia's invasion is approaching 5.2 million, the UN refugee agency said Saturday.
The total 5,163,686 figure is an increase of 29,939 over Thursday's data, UNHCR said.
Some 1,128,000 Ukrainians have left during April so far, compared with 3.4 million for the whole of March.
Women and children account for 90 percent of those who fled abroad, with men aged 18 to 60 eligible for military call-up unable to leave.
The UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said an additional 218,000 citizens of third countries -- largely students and migrant workers -- have also escaped to neighbouring countries since the February 24 invasion.
Beyond the refugees, the IOM estimates more than 7.7 million people have been displaced within Ukraine.
Before the invasion, Ukraine had a population of 37 million in the regions under government control, excluding Russia-annexed Crimea and the pro-Russian separatist-controlled regions in the east.
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