The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says more than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on February 24.
The flow of Ukrainians leaving their country, however, fell sharply between March and April. Nearly 3.4 million people moved in March, while only 1.5 million followed last month.
Poland still sits at the top of the list of countries hosting the most refugees. Since 1eh In May, more than 3 million Ukrainians went there, according to the latest data from the High Commission.
This is more than the second state on this list, Romania, with 825,000 Ukrainians received.
Towards losses of tens of millions of tons of grain, Zelensky said
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky warned on Monday that the Russian blockade imposed on Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea could lead to the loss of tens of millions of tons of grain, which could trigger a food crisis that could affect Europe, Africa and Asia.
Russia, which controls the Black Sea, does not allow ships to enter or exitsaid Volodimir Zelensky in an interview with Australian television news magazine 60 Minutes.
Russia wants to completely block our country’s economy, He added. Ukraine is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of agricultural products, especially cereals.
In addition, the Ukrainian army underlined on Monday morning that it succeeded in destroying two Russian patrol boats, near Serpents’ Island, in the Black Sea, which have been a symbol of Ukrainian resistance since the beginning of the aggression of the forces. of Moscow on February 24.
Two Russian Raptor-class boats were destroyed near Serpents’ Island todaywrote on Facebook the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valeri Zalouzhny, in a message accompanied by a video in which we saw two boats hit by two separate missiles.
Bayraktar works, he admitted, exposing the use in these two strikes of combat drones developed in Turkey. Moscow has not confirmed the information on its side.
Source: Radio-Canada
