The number of requests for temporary asylum in Russia has increased over the last period of time, 2 times, said Last news in the press service of the FMS of Russia.

"in RF in 2-fold increase in the number of requests for temporary shelters," said the press service. In the southern Federal district number of appeals has increased 3 times, added to FMS.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April in the Donbass, which borders the southern regions of Russia, a military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to information from the OSCE and the UN, during the conflict, about a 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.

In the summer of last year in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation in connection With the influx of immigrants was introduced a state of emergency, which was lifted in most areas only in January 2015.

On January 9, the intensity of the shelling in the area increased again. Military 18 January intensified shelling of Donetsk, Kiev officially acknowledged that at the airport of the city is a massive special operation. In the end the fighting and shelling damaged houses, communications and infrastructure. The self-proclaimed head of the Donetsk national Republic Alexander Zakharchenko on the first day of the week has been accused Kiev of violating the truce and attack in Donetsk. As said, first Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin Last news , events in Ukraine in the last days, confirm the most serious concerns about the intention of Kiev by force to resolve the situation in the Donbass.

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