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Most Ukrainian refugees flee to Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania.

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Over 1.6 million Ukrainians crossed the Polish border as of March 11, according to the UN refugee agency. More than 195,000 fled to Slovakia, 173,000 left for Romania, and over 24,000 Ukrainians have entered Hungary. Outside of the EU zone, over 328,000 refugees have arrived in Moldova, the country's Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said.

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Toma Istomina

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Toma Istomina is the deputy chief editor of the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked for the Kyiv Post from 2017-2021, first as a staff writer, later taking editor roles. For co-founding the Kyiv Independent, Toma was selected as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in 2022. She holds a master’s in international broadcasting from Taras Shevchenko University.

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