Matvienko: Regions of Russia do not cope with the flow of immigrants from Ukraine

Located on the border line with Ukraine, the Russian regions have already cannot cope with the influx of tens of thousands of immigrants from neighbouring countries, said the speaker of Council of Federation Valentina Matvienko.
" without a doubt, the border with Ukraine regions of the Russian Federation cannot cope with the influx of immigrants from Luhansk and Donetsk regions, " said Matvienko, RIA " Novosti ". Because of this for the last day on the square of Rostov region appeared four temporary accommodation centre (TAC) for reception of Ukrainian immigrants." Deployed additional four PTS five hundred people each, " said a source in the Russian power structures, adding that all points of reception of immigrants are in Kamenskoye, Krasnosulinskiy and Matveev-Kurgan areas located in the Western part of the Rostov region on the border line with Ukraine. According to the source, in the regions of the South of Russia in the PTS currently posted 3, 63 thousands of immigrants, the vast Number of them - in the Rostov region. About 1, 4 thousands of immigrants already took PTS in Central Russia and 1, 46 thousand - in the Crimea. As it was declared, the total Number of Ukrainian Citizens entering the Russian Federation from the conflict zone, At present, tens of thousand, but few of them refer to the official status of immigrants. According to the final data of the Federal migration service, the refugee status has requested about 4 thousand people. The largest number of immigrants arriving in Rostov region. Russia has deployed in the center and South of the country more than 160 points of temporary accommodation for the reception of immigrants, said a source in law enforcement bodies. Such items are usually created on the base of existing institutions of education and culture, and equally in sanatoriums and rest homes. If necessary, also deployed tent camps. There is organized a constant supply of drinking water, food and medicine. In the 12 days since the official ceremony of taking office Peter Poroshenko, the fighting in Donetsk oblast has spread to the entire region. If earlier the main " hot spot " was Slavyansk, now " front-line reports " come from all over the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic: from Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Gorlivka, and other. The number of victims of the clashes in the South-East of Ukraine is estimated at least tens. As was reported a week ago the Ministry of health of Ukraine, among the dead - more than 200 civil, and among them women and children.


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