Refugees from Kharkov near the temporary accommodation center in the village of Malinovka, Belgorod RegionMOSCOW, May 2. Russia evacuated to its territory almost 200 thousand children from dangerous regions of Ukraine and the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, in total, 1,092,137 people have already crossed the border, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation. «Despite all the difficulties and obstacles, created by Kyiv, over the past day, without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities, 11,550 people, including 1,847 children, have been evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Ukraine, and in total since the start of a special military operation — already 1,092,137 people , of which 196,356 are children,» he said at the briefing.In Ukraine, Russia is changing tactics, but not strategyThe general recalled that more than 9.5 thousand temporary accommodation centers for evacuees continue to operate in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which are fully equipped with everything necessary, they provide places for rest and hot meals. Refugees are provided with employment assistance and social benefits, children are provided with a place in kindergartens and educational institutions, concluded Mizintsev. The population is still looking for any opportunities to evacuate to Russia,» Mizintsev said. He specified that numerous appeals of citizens to Russian official structures and public organizations testify to this. According to Mizintsev, over the past 24 hours, 103 appeals with requests for evacuation have been received from foreign and Ukrainian citizens on the headquarters’ hotline, federal executive authorities and constituent entities of the Russian Federation. areas of Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions controlled by the Russian Armed Forces. «There are 2,754,241 such appeals in the database from 2,133 settlements of Ukraine,» Mizintsev added.
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