More Than 1 Million Flee Ukraine Amid Russian Attacks
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The United Nations says more than 1 million people have fled Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, and the number could rise to several million.
Most people leaving the country are women and children; men ages 18-60 are currently barred from leaving the country. In recent days, Russian forces have escalated missile attacks on key Ukrainian cities and urban areas. The U.N. said that 227 civilians had been killed as of March 1, but noted that the numbers are likely undercounts. Moscow says its forces are not firing on civilian targets. Many refugees have fled to Poland, and others have ended up in Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
The brewing refugee crisis has been covered across the spectrum, with more focus from left- and center-rated outlets. Voices on all sides speculate about how the U.S. should respond, whether through humanitarian aid, new refugee programs for Ukrainians, or a combination of both. Some right-rated outlets highlighted people who opted to stay and fight instead of flee. One writer for the Washington Post (Lean Left bias) argued that the U.S. should provide temporary protected status to Ukrainians already in the U.S. to "shield them from having to go back to an active war zone."
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The European Union (EU) says up to four million people may try to leave and that it will welcome refugees with "open arms".
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