War in Ukraine live updates: The U.N. predicts more than 8 million people will flee Ukraine as refugees

Published April 26, 2022 at 7:58 AM EDT
People wait in line for an evacuation bus this week in the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv.
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People wait in line for an evacuation bus this week in the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv.

The number is more than double what the U.N.'s refugee agency projected in February when Russia invaded the country. The vast majority of those who have already left are women and children.

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