The head of the UN refugee agency warned on Monday that more people could be forced from their homes in Ukraine after Russian missile attacks on Kiev and other cities.
“The horror of what happened today in Ukraine is inexcusable,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in Geneva. “The indiscriminate bombing of civilians, homes and non-military infrastructure in many cities in Ukraine means that the war has become more difficult for civilians. I fear that the events of these last few hours will cause further displacement.”
Russia today launched its biggest wave of attacks in months in Ukraine in response to the explosion of a bridge linking Russia with the Crimean peninsula over the weekend.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, more than 7.6 million Ukrainians have fled to Europe in search of asylum. Although many of them have returned, more than 4.2 million Ukrainians have registered for temporary protection status in European Union countries. Almost 7 million people have moved within the country, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Grandi indicated that people could mobilize inside Ukraine after Monday’s attacks, which left 14 dead and nearly 100 wounded, according to Kiev.
