From the beginning of the war, almost 12 million citizens of Ukraine left their homes

Since the beginning of the full -scale armed invasion of Russian troops, almost 12 million citizens of the country left their homes to Ukraine, the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets said .

Of these, 4.9 million moved from more dangerous to less dangerous areas of Ukraine, and 7 million (which is about 20% of the country's population) left its borders.

Also, according to the data called Lubinets, 13 million citizens of Ukraine remain in the "areas of intensive hostilities" and in the territories occupied by Russian troops.

• Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. According to the UN, by the beginning of December, 6702 civilians were killed as a result of hostilities, including 424 children. These data can be incomplete, the organization notes.
• The Ukrainian authorities are investigating more than ten thousand criminal cases against the Russian military, accusing them of crimes against the civilian population. Russia denies its involvement in the murders and torture of civilians.