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The number of refugees from eastern Ukraine exceeds 487,000 people, the flow of people from Donbas continues to grow, according to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC).

“The trend of the growing flow of refugees from Donetsk and Luhansk regions remains. Over 3,600 people were lodged temporarily within last 24 hours. Overall, 487,000 people have been lodged temporarily,” NSDC Spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a Thursday briefing in Kyiv on Nov. 27.