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Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian invasion enters 11th day

The number of Ukrainian refugees was expected to reach 1.5 mn on Sunday as Russia continued its attack 11 days after invading Ukraine and Kyiv pressed for further West action, including more sanction

A young woman clutches a doll, after fleeing Ukraine, at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, March 5, 2022. The Russian military initiated a temporary cease-fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media
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Russia Ukraine conflict; A young woman clutches a doll, after fleeing Ukraine, at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, March 5, 2022. The Russian military initiated a temporary cease-fire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media

Reuters Lviv / Kyiv, Ukraine
The number of Ukrainian refugees was expected to reach 1.5 million on Sunday as Russia continued its attack 11 days after invading Ukraine and Kyiv pressed for further Western action, including more sanctions and weapons.
 
Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over a failed ceasefire plan that would have let civilians flee Mariupol and Volnovakha, two southern cities besieged by Russian forces. Another round of talks was tentatively planned for Monday as Ukrainians who could escape spilled into neighboring Poland, Romania, Slovakia and elsewhere.
 
In a televised address on Saturday night, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on people in areas occupied

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