Refugee bus. Archival photoROSTOV-ON-DON, June 25, Yulia Nasulina. More than 1.6 million residents of Donbass and Ukraine have crossed the border of the Russian Federation in the Rostov region since mid-February, Governor of the region Vasily Golubev told RIA Novosti. More than 1.6 million people crossed the border of the Rostov region on February 18. More than 1 million people entered from the territories controlled by the LPR and the DPR, about 600,000 refugees arrived from other territories of Ukraine,» he said. does not change significantly. Every day, between 12,000 and 20,000 people cross the border of the region, who then leave for various regions of Russia. A large-scale evacuation of the civilian population began from the republics of Donbass against the backdrop of an escalation in mid-February. Subsequently, Russia recognized the independence of the DPR and LPR, and on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine to demilitarize and denazify. significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbas.
