KYIV, Oct 14 – On August 31, 2024, nearly 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, had temporary protection status in the EU, compared to 4.1 million a month earlier, Eurostat has said on October 10.

"Compared with the end of July 2024, the largest absolute increases in the number of beneficiaries were observed in Germany (+11, 730; +1.1%), Czechia (+7,275; +2.0%) and Romania (+3,050; +1.8%)," it said, adding that the number of beneficiaries decreased in Poland (-1,015; -0.1%), France (-680; -1.1%) and Luxembourg (-10; -0.3%).