Ukraine's Border Service updates border-crossing statistics

MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) - The number of people who crossed Ukraine's western borders over the week from February 14 to 20, 2026 increased by 3% to 406,000 compared with the previous week, Ukrainian media reported citing the State Border Service.

The number of entries increased to 192,000 last week from 190,000 the week before, and the number of departures grew to 214,000 from 204,000, it said.

The number of vehicles crossing the border has stood at around 110,000 for seven weeks in a row, while the number of vehicles carrying humanitarian aid decreased to 524 from 539 the week before.

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency's report updated on February 19, 2026, the number of Ukrainian refugees around the world was estimated at 5.924 million (up from 5.898 million as of January 16, 2026), including 5.375 million in European countries outside of Ukraine (up from 5.349 million).

Inside Ukraine, according to the UN's information updated in late 2025, there were around 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), compared with 3.34 million in July 2025 and 3.76 million in April 2025.