Over 8 million people internally displaced in Ukraine since invasion started 

More than eight million people have been internally displaced in Ukraine since 24 February, The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reports.

Data of 29 April to 3 May is analysed in the report. The researchers have concluded that the number of internal refugees has gone up by 24% compared with the 16 March figures.

Further highlighting the complexity of mobility within Ukraine, the report revealed that over 2.7 million people have returned home, 93 per cent of whom have returned from another area in their region or from another region within the country.

''The needs of those internally displaced and all affected by the war in Ukraine are growing by the hour," says IOM Director General António Vitorino. "Access to populations in need of aid remains a challenge amid active hostilities, but our teams are committed to continue delivering urgent assistance inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries."

Over 5.9 million Ukrainians have left their country since 24 February, according to the UN. More than 3.2 million migrated to Poland, some 880 thousand chose Romania, and another 738 thousand left for Russia.