Over 443,000 Ukrainians cross into Belarus since end-Feb 2022 - Belarusian border committee

MINSK. June 6 (Interfax) - Over 443,000 Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Belarus since the start of the special military operation, the Belarusian State Border Committee said on Friday.

"As many as 443,225 Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Belarus from Ukrainian territory since February 24, 2022, including 16,006 via the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, 331,294 in transit via Poland, 84,324 via Lithuania, and 11,601 via Latvia," it said.

Since the start of this year, 40,558 Ukrainian citizens have crossed into Belarus, including 20 via the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, 31,588 via Poland, 7,678 via Lithuania, and 1,272 via Latvia.