Ukrainian Border Service updates border crossing statistics

MOSCOW. January 19 (Interfax) - The number of people who crossed Ukraine's western borders over the week from January 10 to 16, 2026 decreased by 19.2% to 483,000 compared to the previous week, Ukrainian media reported referring to the State Border Service's social media post.

The number of people who crossed into Ukraine last week decreased to 248,000 from 303,000, while the number of those leaving Ukraine was down to 235,000 from 295,000 the week before, it said.

The number of vehicles crossing the border, including those carrying humanitarian aid, remained the same as the week before, 109,000 and 394.

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency's report updated on January 16, 2026, the number of Ukrainian refugees around the world was estimated at 5.898 million (up from 5.860 million as of December 11, 2025), including 5.349 million in European countries outside of Ukraine (up from 5.311 million).

Inside Ukraine, according to the UN's information updated in July 2025, there were around 3.340 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), down from 3.757 million recorded in April 2025.