July 21, 2022

Facts and Figures from the War: Ukrainian Refugees


Facts and Figures from the War: Ukrainian Refugees
The powerful blue and yellow bi-color. Pexels, Markus Spiske 

A roundup of some facts and figures from a survey conducted by the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR)

Number of Ukrainian refugees interviewed: 4,900

Percent who will

... stay in their current host country: 65%

... move elsewhere within a month: 9%

... return to Ukraine permanently: 1%

... returning to Ukraine temporarily (family or providing aid): 15%

Number of civilians killed since February 24: 5,000+

Number of civilians who have evacuated since February 24: 8.7 million+  

Number of Ukrainian refugees who have entered Slovakia: 569,702

... Russia: 1,518,394

... Romania: 786,839

... Belarus: 16,668

... Hungary: 905,104

... Moldova: 523,707

... Poland: 4,472,349

Number of civilians internally displaced: 8 million 

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