The points of temporary accommodation of Kursk region has already received 589 Ukrainian immigrants, and among them 227 children, according to a report of the regional Department for civil defence, emergencies and fire safety.

first in the field were deployed to eight points of temporary accommodation. They contained 474 citizen of Ukraine, and among them 190 children.

" the number of immigrants from Ukraine placed in the temporary accommodation centres Kursk region, reached 589 people, 227 of them children, according to the report. In the last days in the Region by own strength come residents of Donetsk. In the area started 3 new temporary accommodation.

The region continues to collect money to help the refugees in a special account in the Kursk regional branch of the international public Fund " Russian Fund of the world ". According to the information on Friday, on the account of the Fund is 4, 2 million roubles.

There is also a collection of humanitarian aid for immigrants from Ukraine. At the base of rescue service of Kursk region has collected More than 14 tons of food and hygiene products, clothing and toys. Over 10, 4 tons transferred to the temporary accommodation centres.

The flow of immigrants from Eastern Ukraine has increased greatly in June against the background of ongoing fighting between supporters of the independence of the Eastern regions and Kyiv security forces. In six regions of Russia in connection with the influx of immigrants introduced a state of emergency. Analysis of the children's Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov, in Russia there are more than 180 thousand of Ukrainian immigrants, and among them 21 thousand children, their take 56 Russian regions and among them, the Kursk region, which borders the Sumy region of Ukraine.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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