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epa09936672 Children's drawings which were sent to soldiers hang on walls at a frontline field hospital near Popasna, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, 08 May 2022 (issued 09 May 2022). On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the United Nations High Commission for the Refugees (UNHCR) last report on the situation of Ukraine released on 05 May, more than 5.3 million refugees have fled Ukraine making this the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II. A further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY