Police: 15,451 refugees arrive from Ukraine on Sunday

Fully 7,069 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Sunday, while another 8,382 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 309 people, ORFK told MTI on Monday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added. Budapest received 231 people, 92 children among them, by train, ORFK said.