Ukraine war: What do people have left to come back to?
By DW
11 June 2022 |
1:06 pm
More than 14 million people have fled their homes since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) says. Almost seven million left for neighbouring countries, while eight million people are displaced inside Ukraine itself.
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