Ukrainian State Border Service updates border crossing statistics

MOSCOW. May 2 (Interfax) - The number of people who departed Ukraine over the week from April 20 to 26, 2024 declined slightly to 236,000 from 238,000 a week before, while the number of those who crossed into Ukraine in this period increased to 252,000 from 237,000 week on week, Ukrainian media reported with reference to the State Border Service's social media post.

Hence, as it usually happens in the run-up to Orthodox Easter, which is celebrated this year on May 5, the number of people crossing into Ukraine has exceeded the number of those departing the country.

As the protesting Polish farmers stopped blocking roads leading to Ukrainian border crossings, the number of vehicles cleared to cross Ukrainian borders grew again to 130,000 from 123,000 a week before, while the number of vehicles carrying humanitarian aid remained around the same, 709.

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency's data as of April 19, 2024, the number of Ukrainian refugees across the world was estimated at 6.472 million (14,000 fewer than a month before), including 5.930 million in European countries outside of Ukraine, (53,000 fewer than a month before).

Inside Ukraine, according to the UN data as of December 31, 2023, there were 3.689 million internally displaced persons (IDPs).