Almost 90 thousand Ukrainian refugees arrived in Hungary – PHOTOS

Since February 24 close to 90,000 refugees fleeing from war have arrived in Hungary from Ukraine, government spokeswoman Alexandra Szentkirályi said on Monday. Meanwhile, the first huge refugee group arrived to Budapest.

Hungary continues to receive them “with open arms”, she told MTI by phone. The Hungarian government is providing refugees all possible assistance and support, Szentkirályi said. By late afternoon altogether 89,651 arrives had been registered, the spokeswoman said.

All Hungarian-Ukrainian border-crossing points are open round the clock, she said, adding that the national disaster management centre OKF is coordinating the accommodation of refugees and helping them in several other ways too.

The government has set up a National Humanitarian Coordination Council to collect donations, deliver them to those in need and help charities involved in humanitarian aid,