FMS: about 900 thousand Ukrainians want to remain in Russia

About 900 thousand Ukrainians Since the beginning of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine appealed to the Russian Federal migration service to obtain statuses, allowing long-term stay in Russia or to stay forever.

according to the information of the migration service, in the period From 1 April 2014 to the Russian Federation arrived and now remains in the country a little over a million residents of the South-East of Ukraine. Within 69 regions of the Russian Federation deployed 369 temporary accommodation where there are 20 980 people, and among them 6777 children up to 18 years. In the private sector placed more than 552 thousand people.

"in the period Since the beginning of 2014 to 13th July 2015 With the application for granting temporary asylum appealed 366 701 people, With a request for the granting of refugee status - 6015 people ", - informs the Ministry.

according to the information of the migration service, to obtain permission for temporary residence turned over 224 thousand people, 124, 7 thousands of Ukrainians (including family members) told about the desire to participate in the state program of assistance of voluntary resettlement of compatriots. The program gives you the opportunity to obtain Russian citizenship in a simplified manner for more than a short period of time.

"A statement on the granting of citizenship of the Russian Federation appealed 104 291 people, and for the registration of a residence permit - 48 483 people ", - informs the FMS.

first, in June the head of the migration service Konstantin Romodanovsky has informed that the temporary shelter or temporary residence permit has already received about 550 thousand Ukrainians. These statuses allow you to stay in Russia for a long time.

In the spring of last year, Kiev began in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. Victims of the conflict, according to the UN, are more than 6, 5 thousand people, more than 2, 2 million have fled the country or became internally displaced.


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