At least 824,000 people displaced by Ukraine conflict: United Nations

Armenpress 14:16, 24 October, 2014

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS: The conflict in Ukraine has driven more than 824,000 people from their homes, Armenpress reports citing the UN refugee agency.

At least 430,000 people have been displaced within Ukraine, UNHCR said, 170,000 more than at the start of September. Another 387,000 have fled to Russia, while 6,600 have applied for asylum in the European Union and 581 in Belarus, UNHCR reported.



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