FMS: citizens of foreign countries is 20 times more often began to ask the Russian Federation on asylum
The number of applicants for refugee status and temporary asylum in Russia increased In the current year almost 20 times, the leaders of Ukraine and the Syrian Arab Republic, said Last news on Wednesday in the press service of the Russian Federal migration service.
according to the information of the migration service, at present time on the territory of the Russian Federation is more than 600 immigrants from different countries and about 4 thousand received temporary asylum." The number of hits in the last 2 months has greatly increased on comparison With the last year increased almost 20 times. The majority come from Ukraine and Syria, " the Ministry said.
according to the information of the FMS of the Russian Federation, From March to may of the current year already more than 2, 6 thousand of inhabitants of Ukraine has asked for asylum in the Russian Federation, despite the fact that for all of last year such statement was made only 5.
before the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that because of operations in the East of Ukraine is looming humanitarian disaster in blocked cities. Since March in the East of Ukraine - Donetsk, Kharkiv and Luhansk - rallies supporters of federalization. Later, the protests spread to several cities of the Donetsk region. The authorities of Ukraine began in the middle of April a large-scale special operation involving the army.
in FMS recalled that the approaching Term of making decisions on applications for refugee status and statements about temporary refuge from the Residents of Ukraine." in the near future decisions will be made by application of temporary shelter and applications for refugee status from Residents of Ukraine, who Since March has begun to enter the territorial subdivision of the Federal migration service of Russia. The circulation period for refugee status and temporary asylum is up to 3 months ", - said the press service.