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UKRAINE CRISIS - SOME 9,000 REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM UKRAINE ON MONDAY

 

Fully 5,001 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 3,931 crossed from Romania, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 104 people, ORFK told MTI on Tuesday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added. Budapest received 93 people, 35 children among them, by train, ORFK said.