In the Rostov region in one year posted 113 thousand of Ukrainian immigrants

Julia Nasulina. Almost 113 thousand immigrants From Ukraine were placed in the Rostov region in different periods over the past year, Of which about 37 thousand people until now remain in the area, said the region's Governor Vasily Golubev during the report before the people's deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly.

In the spring of last year, Kiev began in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat citizens of the region. Victims of the conflict, according to the UN, are more than 6, 4 thousand people, and over 2, 2 million have fled the country or became internally displaced. Thus the neighboring Rostov region became the "entrance gate" to Russia for immigrants from the East of Ukraine.

according Golubeva, since June of last year, when the region began the most powerful stream of immigrants, and until today, from Ukraine to the Russian Federation across the Rostov region drove about 3, 1 million. Of these, about 260 thousand remained within the Russian Federation.

"About 113 thousand were placed within the Rostov region, Of which currently remain in the area around 37 thousand people," he said. The head of the region added that only for the year 2014 for the maintenance of the immigrants From all sources of payment have been spent over 850 million rubles.

Humanitarian aid distributed to citizens of Ukraine are within the area and also went to the DPR and LPR. Emergency medical care, according to him, was provided to 30, 5 thousand citizens of Ukraine.


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