4.3 million refugees in the EU from Ukraine: Eurostat

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, MAR 8 - "As of 31 January 2023, 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, enjoyed temporary protection status in the EU," Eurostat reports. The main countries hosting refugees were Germany (1,270,150 people; 29.5% of the EU total), Poland (951,560; 22.1%), and the Czech Republic (381,190; 8.9%).
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