View of London from the south bank of the Thames. Archive photoMOSCOW, 25 Jun. Residents of the English city of Reading wanted to expel Ukrainian refugees, writes Hannah Roberts, a columnist for the Getreading portal. The kingdoms did not expect that the acute phase of the crisis would drag on for such a period, so they began to «encourage» (guests. — Approx. ed.) to look for alternative housing. «People contact us and say:» Our hosts ask us to find another place for residence and leave because this is going on for too long,” said Mick Pollek, a member of the Ukrainian community center in Reading. According to the UN, more than eight million refugees have arrived in Ukraine’s neighboring countries since February 24. More than 1.3 million people have resettled in Russia since the start of the special operation, over 4.1 million in Poland, more than 690 thousand in Romania, and over 525 thousand in Slovakia. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to liberate Donbass. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The Ministry of Defense reported that the army had already completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
