Asylum or refugee status in the Russian Federation has received approximately 265 thousand Citizens of Ukraine, said on the first day of the week reporters the head of the relevant Department of the Federal migration service of the Russian Federation Valentina Kazakova.

first head of the Federal migration service Konstantin Romodanovsky told that Russia is more than 900 thousand residents of the South-East of Ukraine, where last year there are active hostilities.

"today, more than 290 thousand Citizens of Ukraine have applied for asylum," said Kazakova.

her expressions more than 260 thousand Ukrainians were granted temporary Asylum and about 250 persons refugee status.

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