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Over 450,000 people came to Poland since Ukraine invasion started, minister says

Children play on a platform at the train station after fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Over 450,000 people entered Poland from Ukraine since a Russian invasion of the country started last Thursday, Deputy Interior Minister Pawel Szefernaker told private Radio Zet on Wednesday.

He added that the number of people entering Poland fell slightly on Tuesday to 98,000 from a record number of over 100,000 on Monday.

People wait on a platform at the train station after fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

(Reporting by Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

People fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, receive food from volunteers at a temporary camp in Przemysl, Poland, March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
A view of a sign at a Grzechotki border crossing between Poland and Russia, in Grzechotki, Poland March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
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