Over 295,000 Ukrainians enter Belarus since end-Feb 2022 - Belarusian border committee

MINSK. Jan 20 (Interfax) - Over 295,000 citizens of Ukraine have entered Belarus since the end of February, 2022, the Belarusian State Border Committee said.

"As many as 295,000 Ukrainian citizens have arrived in the Republic of Belarus since February 24, 2022, including 15,989 in transit through the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, 216,162 through Poland, 56,136 through Lithuania, and 6,733 through Latvia," it said.

Since the start of this year, 3,494 Ukrainian citizens have entered Belarus, including three across the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, 55 in transit via Poland, 2,805 via Lithuania, and 631 via Latvia, it said.