7,622 More People Arrived from Ukraine on Saturday

On Saturday, 7,622 people entered Hungary at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border crossing, while 13,086 of those who entered the Romanian-Hungarian border crossing declared that they had come from Ukraine, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said.

Of those who entered, police issued 378 people with temporary residence permits valid for 30 days. They will have to go to the office of the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing in their place of residence to obtain permanent documents.

On Saturday, 713 people, including 363 children, arrived in Budapest by train to escape the war in Ukraine.

The Budapest Police Headquarters is assisting refugees arriving by train from Ukraine with the Standby Police. The Budapest Civil Guard Association is also providing support, the police website said.

According to police.hu, police officers are in constant contact with the 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.