Over 12,000 People Arrived from Ukraine on Saturday

On Saturday, 6,724 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, while 5,408 of those entering at the Romanian-Hungarian border said they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) told the state news agency MTI.

Of those who entered, the police issued 313 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They will have to visit the office of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of their place of residence to obtain the permanent documents, they said.

117 people – including 71 children – arrived in Budapest by train on Saturday, fleeing the war in Ukraine, the ORFK said.

The Budapest Police Headquarters said on police.hu that they are assisting refugees arriving by train from Ukraine with the Standby Police and police patrol training participants. The Budapest Civil Guard Association is also providing support in this task.

They are in constant contact with the National Directorate General for Disaster Management, the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, the Hungarian State Railways, the Budapest Transport Center, the Budapest Municipal Police Directorate, the Budapest City Government Office and the staff of aid organizations, the statement said.