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24 of September, 07:58

Ivanov: Ukrainian refugees begin to return home from Russia
Russia last week captures the outflow of the Ukrainian immigrants who return to their homeland, said the Head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov.

The flow of immigrants from the South-East of Ukraine has greatly increased since June amid ongoing fighting between supporters of independence Donetsk and Kyiv national security. The main influx was on the border of the Rostov region, where it was placed more than 50 thousand Inhabitants of Ukraine. According to the Federal migration service of the Russian Federation, in the period from 1 April to about 820 thousand Citizens of Ukraine arrived in Russia and remained on its territory.

" in recent weeks we have noticed, is that the part of immigrants began to come back to the South-East of Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk region ", - said the Head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Sergei Ivanov during communication with the residents of Kurilsk.

He noticed that already visited camping immigrants in the Rostov region and was surprised by how warm the locals took these people.

Ivanov added that if the refugees want to stay in Russia, " a sacred obligation of all governments to assist them in this." He also made the initiative to employers to think about the provision of housing to the families of such employees.

The head of the presidential administration noticed that no one is forcing Ukrainians to take Russian citizenship. They will be able to live and work in the Russian Federation in any status, and among them refugee status. Ivanov recalled that bit of immigrants from Ukraine has already reached the Kuril Islands.

above the Head of the OSCE mission in the Rostov region Paul Picard also reported that the Ukrainian refugees began to return from Russia to their homeland. According to him, to the agreement between Kiev and the host of the armistice, the number of people crossing the border daily in both directions, was 6, 5 th ... On September 9, this number has reached 10 thousand. According to the self-proclaimed leader of the Luhansk national Republic Igor Carpentry, daily in Lugansk and the area returned up to 2, 5, thousands of immigrants.

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