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29th Mar 2024

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Over five million Ukrainian IDPs return home

The International Organization for Migration says more Ukrainians, displaced internally by the war, are now returning home. In a report, it says some 5.5 million internally displaced have gone home, while 6.2 million remain displaced. "About half of those who had left their homes due to the war since 24 February have now returned, especially to the north of the country and to the capital Kyiv," it said.

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