Refugee Count Tops 1 Million

March 3, 2022 3:56 am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The U.N. refugee agency says 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country a week ago, setting off the swiftest exodus of refugees this century. The count reported Thursday came as Russian forces besieged two strategic Ukrainian seaports and pressed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city. Moscow’s isolation is deepening, meanwhile. Most of the world lined up against Russia at the United Nations to demand it withdraw from Ukraine. A second round of talks aimed at ending the fighting is expected Thursday between Ukraine and Russia.