2023-08-04 11:45:01
Today, Thursday, August 3, the war in Ukraine has reached its 526th day, although some argue that it really started in 2014when the first clashes between Ukrainian and Russian or pro-Russian forces took place in Crimea and the donbas.
If we take February 24, 2022 as a reference point, the number of refugees who have fled the country There are already more than 25 million people, who have been forced to leave their homes to escape the horror and violence that have been trapped in the middle of this conflict..
It is important to note that, as in all wars, the The main victims are women, girls, boys and the elderlyamong others. The conflict continues without the parties involved showing the slightest interest in ending it.
Neither Russia, nor Ukraine, nor the United States, nor the NATO countries seem to be looking for, much less finding, a way to sit down and negotiate a cessation of the humanitarian disaster. The continued escalation has silenced anti-war voices, and the situation has veered toward war propaganda rather than objective reporting.. This is causing great damage to the principles and proper functioning of democratic institutions. This conflict is of vital importance and could give rise to a new world geopolitical order..
61.34% of the population has abruptly left Ukraine, due to the violence of fighting and raids
Almost 61.34% of the population has abruptly left Ukraine, due to the violence of the combats and incursions, as can be seen from the latest data collected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The number of refugees who have crossed the country’s border into the rest of Europe continues to grow daily following the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 to carry out the “special military operation”.
Flow of refugees from Ukraine to other countries as of August 1, 2023 / Map: EA
UNHCR estimates that more than 25 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian military offensive, which it considers to be the fastest exodus from Europe since World War II.
He High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that more than 25 million people have fled Ukraine, since the beginning of the Russian military offensive, which he considers to be the fastest exodus in Europe since World War II. In other words, almost 61.34% of the population –estimated at almost 41 million in 2021– would have left Ukrainian territory.
According to the latest UNHCR data (1), 25,154,435 people have left the Ukrainian territory as of August 1, 2023. By countries, 13.698.045 Ukrainian refugees have already arrived Poland (July 27th), 2.852.395 a Russia (December 31, 2022), 3,185,310 to Hungary (July 31st), 2.928.725 a Romania (July 23th), 1.584.010 a Slovakia (July 30), 889.270 a Moldavia (July 23) and 16.705 a belarus (May 1).
The High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that 5.9 million Ukrainian refugees have already been registered in European territory, while worldwide the number of people from Ukraine in the same situation exceeds 6.2 million, due to the Russian invasion of his country.
On the other hand, UNHCR estimates up to 15,730,815 movements (and not of persons) back to Ukraine who have recurrently crossed the border without establishing permanent residence back to Ukraine from February 28, 2022.
These border movements towards Ukrainian territory are highly volatile and unpredictable, and related to temporary decisions to return to visit their families or carry out procedures, among many others, without being considered sustainable returns due to the war situation in the country.
References (1)United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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