Number of displaced persons in Ukraine exceeds half a million

REUTERS

"As of today, the total number of people displaced from Donetsk and Luhansk regions is about 507,000 people," he said.

"The [total] number of Ukrainians displaced from Crimea, Sevastopol and the Donbas conflict zone in the last 24 hours was just over 600 people,” he said.

“This figure is five times less than the daily number recorded over the last week.”