27 Feb 2022 22:10

Over 70,000 Ukrainian refugees arrive in Moldova in 3 days, more than 20,000 leave the country - Interior Ministry

CHISINAU. Feb 27 (Interfax) - More than 70,000 refugees from Ukraine have entered Moldova in the last few days, the press service for the Moldovan Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

In total, 70,080 Ukrainian citizens moved into Moldova in the last three days as of 5 a.m. on Sunday, it said. In all, 20,285 Ukrainian citizens have left Moldova for the same period. These figures do not include refugees who arrived in Moldova on Sunday.

"Last night, 3,423 Ukrainian citizens entered the Republic of Moldova. All border crossings with Ukraine are operating. Increased passenger traffic is observed at the Palanca-Maiaky-Udobne, Tudora-Starokazache and Otaci-Mohyliv-Podolskyi checkpoints. At these checkpoints there are many kilometers of queues from the Ukrainian side, the waiting time is ten hours or more," the statement said.

On Saturday, 471 requests for asylum were registered. In total, more than a thousand asylum applications have been filed in Moldova.

The Moldovan parliament declared a state of emergency in the country for 60 days on Thursday due to the tense situation in Ukraine.