Over 20,000 war refugees from Ukraine register in Lithuania so far

Some 20,060 war refugees from Ukraine have registered in Lithuania so far, including more than 8,600 minors, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.

Of them, 7,964 have been registered in Vilnius' registration center, 2,312 in Alytus, 1,164 in Klaipeda, 1,045 in Marijampole, 445 in Kaunas, and 811 in Siauliai.

Another 6,319 people have been registered in ten territorial units of the Migration Department.

Some 2,238 refugees have registered in the past 24 hours alone, including 940 minors.

The majority of war refugees, over 19,500, have applied for a temporary residence permit on humanitarian grounds. Almost 500 are staying in Lithuania under the visa- free regime and 56 others have applied for a national visa. Another nine people have applied for asylum.

According to the United Nations, about 3.2 million citizens have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country.