Sports school in Taganrog, Russia, turns into temporary shelter for Ukrainian evacuees

TAGANROG, RUSSIA - MARCH 17: A temporary accommodation center has been arranged in the Russian port city of Taganrog for evacuees from Ukraine, including residents of the city of Mariupol.A local sports school in Taganrog in the Rostov region has been turned into a temporary shelter for the Ukrainian civilians fleeing Ukraine-Russia war.Since Feb. 24, when Russia started attacks in Ukraine, the number of people who fled the country has reached over 3 million.The UN Refugee Agency said nearly 3.17 million people have fled from Ukraine with more than 1.9 million, mainly women and children, going to Poland.Over 491,000 have fled to Romania, more than 350,000 to Moldova, nearly 283,000 to Hungary, and over 229,000 to Slovakia in what UN officials have said is the “fastest in terms of swiftness and scale … (and) worst refugee crisis since World War II.”Nearly 169,000 refugees have also gone to Russia, according to UN records. (Footage by Maxim Romanov /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)