At least half a million displaced in Ukraine: UN

AFP , Tuesday 2 Sep 2014

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Families with children hide in the bomb shelter in Petrovskiy district in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday 1st September, 2014. (Photo:AP)

Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday.

At least 260,000 have been displaced within Ukraine, a UNHCR spokesman said, adding that Moscow has reported that another 260,000 people have sought asylum in Russia.

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