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Around 350,000 refugees have entered Poland

Around 350,000 people fleeing Ukraine have entered Poland since Russia invaded the country, a Polish deputy interior minister said on Tuesday.

"Over the last 24 hours 100,000 people crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border," Maciej Wasik told public broadcaster Polskie Radio 1. 

"In total, since Thursday, there have already been 350,000 refugees."

Refugees from Ukraine line up to get in to Poland
Refugees from Ukraine line up to get in to Poland on border crossing in Medyka, in eastern Poland on 28 February 2022 (AFP)