Over 3 million have fled fighting in Ukraine

Women, who fled Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine sit inside a bus after they crossed the border from Ukraine to Poland, at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

PRZEMYSL, Poland/PALANCA, Moldova (Reuters) -Nearly three weeks into the war, the number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad passed 3 million on Tuesday, the United Nations said, as people escaped fighting and Russian bombardment.

Some 3,000,381 people have so far left Ukraine, data from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) showed. It is basing its aid plans on 4 million refugees but has said the figure will likely increase.