According to a Ukraine refugee situation update report published  UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency) on July 15, 2022, since the onset of the Russian invasion, nearly one-third of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes. This is the largest human displacement crisis in the world since the end of World War II. Within Ukraine, over 6.3 million people remain displaced by the international armed conflict. As of today, UNHCR estimates there are over 5.8 million refugees present across Europe, and over 3.6 million refugees from Ukraine have registered for temporary protection or similar national protection schemes in Europe. More than 9.1 million movements out of Ukraine have been recorded since 24 February, with more than 3.5 million movements back into the country.  

According to the July 13, 2022 situation report from the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) trends are much more fluid than at the start of the war, but war zone perils continue to push people from their homes and/or prevent them from returning. Inside Ukraine, over 5 million people went back home, while about 6.3 million are still internally displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration. The number of forcibly displaced people seeking refuge in European countries still stands at nearly 6 million. In its latest report, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlights that only 16 per cent of surveyed refugees have plans to return to Ukraine due to a high level of uncertainty about the future, and most of them intend to come back only temporarily.