New Delhi: Thousands of Ukrainians people are leaving the country after the invasion of Russia on Ukraine on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on Thursday morning, tens of thousands Ukrainians are preparing to flee.

Videos and photos on social media show lines of cars moving out of cities and heading west, as well as an increase of people on foot near the Southern and Western borders. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said to media that the situation was quickly deteriorating after Russia’s invasion. It appealed to neighbouring countries to keep their borders open to people seeking a safe haven. We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety.

Peoples from other parts of Ukraine and planned to drive on to Western Europe. The people who have money are leaving, said one of the customs officials at the post. He said over 1,500 people had left through the crossing by 4 pm on Thursday.

At the Luhansk border crossing with Hungary in Western Ukraine, hundreds of cars waited in a queue snaking more than 2 kms back from the border on Thursday afternoon. People said they had been waiting over six hours in line to cross.