Winter weather will continue in the coming days, with occasional snow showers. No precipitation is expected in the second half of the week and minima close to minus 10 degrees Celsius are still expected, according to the National Meteorological Service’s national medium-term forecast.

Hungary has so far helped almost 4,900 citizens of nine countries return home with 28 relief flights, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook on Saturday.

The government’s aid programme to help Ukrainian citizens fleeing from war raised 540 million forints (EUR 1.4m) in donations by Sunday morning, the state secretary for church and minority relations has said. Speaking to public broadcaster Kossuth Radio, Miklós Soltész encouraged the public to continue volunteering, donating money and food and offering shelter to refugees.

Hungary’s top priority is to stay out of the war between Russia and Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a congress of farmers’ association Magosz and the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) over the weekend.

Since the beginning of the war, 959 asylum applications have been registered with the National Directorate-General of Aliens Policing. The data reflect Saturday morning conditions.