Over 10.5 Million People Crossed Border From Ukraine Since February 24

According to the most recent data provided by UNHCR, the number of individual refugees recorded across Europe, as well as the number of those registered for Temporary Protection, is really high.

UNHCR shows that a total of 6,413,432 individual refugees from Ukraine were recorded across Europe. In addition, the same reveals that as of August 9, a total of 3,93,083 refugees from Ukraine registered for Temporary Protection or similar protection schemes in Europe, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

Despite such a high number of border crossings, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) announced that flow across external borders stabilised over the summer.

According to Frontex, 7.6 million Ukrainian nationals have entered the EU from Ukraine and Moldova since the beginning of the war. During the same period, 4.7 million Ukrainians were recorded exiting the EU towards Ukraine.

Frontex data show that during July, slightly more nationals of Ukraine exited towards Ukraine (1.17 million) than entered the EU (1.16 million).

As for flows from Russia and Belarus, it was pointed out that they remained on the same level as in previous weeks.

“Flows from Russia and Belarus have remained on the same level as in previous weeks: between July 28 to August 3, 11,148 Ukrainian nationals arrived in the EU from Russia and Belarus. 4,002 Ukrainians entered the two countries from the EU during the same period,” the statement of Frontex reads.

While the flows across the external border stabilised, Frontex emphasised that future developments will depend on how the war evolves.

The number of people that were internally displaced remains high too. IOM data from July estimates the number of internally displaced people in Ukraine as 6.64 million. Such a number is more than in June but down from 7.1 million in May.

“1.6 million of them are estimated to be in western Ukraine. Enduring numbers of IDPs may have a long-term impact on the flow of refugees. Conflict intensification in the south or any other new fronts could further increase the number of IDPs and of people seeking refuge in the EU,” Frontex added.

In addition, the same highlighted that the risks for illegal border crossings and the use of fake documents might increase if Russia pursues more aggressive recruitment tactics.