More than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion 5 days ago, with more than half fleeing into Poland, the United Nations said.

“More than 500,000 refugees have now fled from Ukraine into neighboring countries”, tweeted UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi.

According to an earlier UNHCR count, more than 280,000 people fled Ukraine into Poland alone. Nearly 85,000 crossed into Hungary, more than 36,000 into Moldova, over 32,500 into Romania, 30,000 into Slovakia and over 300 into Belarus, the UNHCR said.