Over 3m flee Ukraine, stretching neighbors like Poland to limit

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Refugees from Ukraine reach Berlin's central train station. The European Union is granting residency rights and work authorization for those fleeing the war. © Reuters

RINTARO HOSOKAWA and TOGO SHIRAISHI, Nikkei staff writers

VIENNA/WARSAW -- Over 3 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Tuesday, as the rapidly growing crisis tests international cooperation.

More than 100,000 -- and sometimes over 200,000 -- refugees have left Ukraine daily since the war began Feb. 24. UNHCR describes the exodus as the "fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II" and predicts that 4 million or more ultimately will leave Ukraine.

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