12,529 refugees arrive from Ukraine on Monday

Fully 6,676 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 5,853 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said.

Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 257 people, ORFK told MTI on Tuesday.

Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added.

Budapest received 276 people, 86 children among them, by train, ORFK said.