The United Nations refugee agency reports more than 117,000 people are internally displaced in Ukraine and an estimated 168,000 have crossed into Russia. The UNHCR says humanitarian needs are increasing as the situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate.
The U.N. refugee agency reports 87 percent of the total number of people displaced inside Ukraine come from the eastern part of the country, where government forces and pro-Russian rebels are waging a brutal war. The rest of the displaced, some 15,200, have fled from Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March.
The director of UNHCR’s Europe Office, Vincent …read more
Source: Voice of America
