Kyiv Mayor Says 3.6 Million People, Including 300,000 Refugees, Are Now Living In The City

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Kyiv Independent: Klitschko: Kyiv's population returns to pre-war level 

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko told German magazine Spiegel on Dec. 30 that around 3.6 million people currently live in the Ukrainian capital, as many as before Russia's invasion in February. Among them are 300,000 refugees who fled to Kyiv from other regions of the country. 

“The city is full,” Klitschko said. The population estimate was made primarily using data on active mobile phone users in the capital. 

In March, less than one million people remained in Kyiv, according to Klitschko. By July, three months after the liberation of occupied Kyiv Oblast, including the suburbs of Irpin and Bucha near the capital, this figure had reached 2.5 million. At the same time a year ago, Klitschko had stated that up to 4.6 million people lived in Kyiv.  

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Update: Kiev 'packed' with 3.6 mln people, including 300,000 refugees, says mayor (TASS) 

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