Refugee exodus reaches 2.8 million as Russian strikes hit west Ukraine


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  • Monday, 14 Mar 2022

FILE PHOTO: A family wait for transport after fleeing from Ukraine to Romania, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

KRAKOW, Poland/ISACCEA, Romania (Reuters) -People fleeing what had been the relative safety of western Ukraine joined thousands crossing into eastern Europe on Monday after Russia attacked a Ukrainian base near the border with NATO-member Poland.

Ukraine said 35 people were killed at the base on Sunday. Moscow said up to 180 "foreign mercenaries" died and a large number of foreign weapons were destroyed.

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