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The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian army invaded on February 24 has exceeded two million, says Paul Dillon, spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at a press conference of UN agencies in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Russia's war on Ukraine has displaced "over seven million people," EU commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic says at a press conference in Brussels after a meeting of EU interior ministers focused on the refugee flow out of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
People in Warsaw rally in support of Ukraine as the country marks the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. IMAGES
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the head of the UN's refugee agency Filippo Grandi says, "Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan, following the beginning of the conflict." He also says that the number of people now internally displaced in the conflict torn nation is now at two million. SOUNDBITE
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the EU "must be prepared to host 5 million people" from Ukraine ahead of a meeting for EU ministers in Montpellier, in southern France. IMAGES
Suivez @numerama pour anticiper l'avenir ! Sur cet extrait non daté, qui tourne sur les réseaux sociaux depuis au moins le 12 novembre 2025, on voit l'interception d'un drone par un hélicoptère armé d'une mitrailleuse. L'hélicoptère est identifié comme un modèle Mil Mil-8 de l'armée de l'air ukrainienne. Le drone, lui, est associé aux forces russes et a été catégorisé dans la classe Shahed. L’emploi d’une mitrailleuse est considéré comme l’une des options les plus économiques pour détruire ces aéronefs sans pilote, en évitant d’avoir à tirer un missile à plusieurs dizaines ou milliers de dollars.