FMS: almost 440 thousand Ukrainians asked for asylum in Russia
Almost 440 thousand Ukrainians asked in the FMS of Russia for asylum or temporary residence permit, said Last news in the press service of the FMS of Russia.
"for refugee status, temporary shelter and temporary residence permit turned almost 440 thousand people, who were forced to leave the South-East of Ukraine," said the Ministry.
Increased the number of temporary housing: 531 paragraph are about 27 thousand Ukrainian Citizens from the South-East of Ukraine.
before migration service reported that in Russia the number of requests for temporary shelter for the last period of time has Increased in 2 times, and in the southern Federal district - 3 times. Asylum in the Russian Federation or a temporary residence permit for the time of the conflict in Ukraine has Already received more than 400 thousand Ukrainians.
The Ukrainian authorities in April 2014 began bordering the southern regions of Russia Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat citizens of the region. According to information from the OSCE and the UN, during the conflict, about one million people became refugees, lost his life more than 5 thousand people. However, according to the UN, the death toll has the opportunity to be more.