# Nearly 9.5 million Ukrainians have left the country, Zelensky says

https://mins.news/en/item/109451

- TASS, 2026-10-21 12:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2205455

> Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News that about 9.5 million Ukrainians are abroad and said he wants them to return to Ukraine to live and build the country. The UN press service said Ukraine’s population fell by eight million between February 2022 and fall 2024.