The United Nations says 1 million refugees have fled across the borders of Ukraine since Russian forces invaded a week ago.

“In just seven days we have witnessed the exodus of one million refugees from Ukraine to neighbouring countries”, - tweeted U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.

The new total of refugees from Ukraine amounts to a little more than 2% of the country’s total population of 44 million. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around half of the refugees are in Poland, with Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia being the other top destinations, while others have fled to various other European countries.