Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Now Represent Biggest Movement of People in Europe Since World War II

RZESZOW, Poland—More than 1.45 million people today have still left Ukraine due to the fact Russia invaded the country nine days back, the Global Organization for Migration said on Saturday, sparking what the United Nations agency described as the swiftest and premier displacement of people in Europe due to the fact Entire world War II.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine past week, significant numbers of Ukrainians have fled, most heading west and toward japanese members of the European Union—Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia—that have pledged help.