The Minister of labour and social policy LNR Svetlana Malakhova said that since the beginning of military operations in the Donbass in the self-proclaimed LNR was registered about 5, 5 thousand persons.

"during the period of hostilities from July 2014 to February 2015 in our Republic was registered about 5, 5 thousand persons ", - quotes the words Malakhova.

The Minister said that the majority of immigrants currently living in nine temporary shelters located in Lugansk and Alchevsk.

before the report of the office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations stated that more than 2, 2 million people left Ukraine or become internally displaced since the conflict in the East of the country. The report covers the period up to may 29.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. At the talks on February 12 were achieved consensus on stopping the fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine changes on decentralization of power and the consolidation of special status of separate districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

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