Refugees from Kharkov near a temporary accommodation center in the village of Malinovka, Belgorod RegionMOSCOW, Apr 27More than a million people have been evacuated to Russian territory from dangerous regions of Ukraine, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics since the start of the special military operation, of which more than 183,000 are children, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Center for Defense Control of the Russian Federation. «Despite the obstacles created by Kyiv , over the past day, without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities, 16,480 people were evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous regions of Ukraine, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, including 3,354 children, and in total, since the beginning of the special military operation, already 1,002,429 people, of which 183,168 are children. 130,873 units of personal vehicles crossed the state border of the Russian Federation, 1,848 per day,» he said. >The West raises the bet on the defeat of RussiaMore than 2.75 million foreigners and Ukrainians asked to be evacuated to Russia, the DPR and LPR, as well as to the territories of Ukraine controlled by the Russian Armed Forces, Mikhail Mizintsev said. points of Ukraine,» Mizintsev said. He added that during the day, the headquarters' hotline, as well as federal executive bodies, constituent entities of the Russian Federation and various public organizations received 148 requests from foreign and Ukrainian citizens with requests to evacuate them to Russia, the DPR and LPR, as well as to the territories of Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Kharkiv and Kherson regions controlled by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. According to Mizintsev, more than 9.5 thousand fully equipped temporary accommodation centers operate in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Individual work is carried out with refugees, they are provided with qualified medical and psychological assistance. Families quickly receive housing, able-bodied citizens are provided with jobs, and children begin to go to schools and kindergartens. Russia has already delivered almost 16,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine since March 2, Mikhail Mizintsev said. 15,876.1 tons of essential supplies, food, medicines and medical supplies have already been delivered, 920 humanitarian actions have been carried out,» the general said. «/>Ukraine's main dream will come true: the West will take care of itHe added that over the past day, 14 humanitarian actions have been carried out in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kharkiv and Kherson regions, during which 349.6 tons of humanitarian aid have been transferred to the civilian population. Seven humanitarian actions continue on Wednesday in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions, during which 331 tons of essential items and food will be transferred to the population. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
