In Pictures: Ukrainian refugee tally tops 368,000 and continues to rise

A large number of those escaping to neighbouring countries have crossed over into Poland

Last updated: February 27, 2022 | 16:38

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The UN refugee agency said Sunday more than 368,000 people had fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on Thursday.

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"The current total is now 368,000 and continues to rise," United Nations High Commission for Refugees or UNHCR said in a tweet, adding the new figure was based on "data made available by national authorities".

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The refugees have arrived in cars, in packed trains and even on foot. | People gather to catch a train and leave Ukraine for neighboring countries at the railway station in Lviv, Western Ukraine.

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Ukrainian refugees arrive from their homeland at Zahonyi railway station close to the Hungarian-Ukrainian border.

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The UN refugee agency said on February 27, 2022 more than 368,000 people had fled Ukraine since Russia attacked on Thursday.

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A large number of those escaping to neighbouring countries have crossed over into Poland, where the authorities have counted some 156,000 crossing since the invasion started early Thursday. | A bus carries Ukranian refugees at the Medyka border crossing, Poland.

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A refugee that fled the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine carries a dog at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania.

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Refugees arrive with buses from the Medyka pedestrian border crossing, in Przemsyl, eastern Poland.

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Refugees from Ukraine arrive at the Korczowa border crossing, Poland.

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A Ukrainian woman welcomes a child as Ukrainian refugees cross the border from Ukraine to Poland at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing.

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A refugee boy who fled conflict from neighboring Ukraine cries at the railway station after arriving to Zahony, Hungary.

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Ukranian refugee mother pushes her baby in a trolley as they arrive at the Medyka border crossing, Poland.

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Ukranian refugees arrive at the Medyka border crossing, Poland.

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A Slovak soldier helps a Ukrainian woman to carry her luggage after after she crossed the border in Vysne Nemecke, eastern Slovakia.

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Ukranian refugees cry as they reunite at the Medyka border crossing, Poland.

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A man hugs his twin boys after they fled the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania.

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A girl watches from from a train carriage waiting to leave Ukraine for neighboring countries at the railway station in Lviv, Western Ukraine.

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A Ukrainian couple with a young child, from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, procede to their temporary lodging at a refugee center in Berlin.

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A child refugee who fled the conflict from neighbouring Ukraine covers her face in the event hall of a hotel offering shelter in Siret, Romania.

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Ukrainian refugees walk along vehicles lining-up to cross the border from Ukraine into Moldova, at Mayaky-Udobne crossing border point near Udobne, Ukraine.

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