More than 13, 5 thousand immigrants from Ukraine, according to authorities, are currently on the territory of the Russian Federation, told Last news on Wednesday a source in law enforcement bodies of the Russian Federation.

In this case, as stated, the total number of Ukrainian Citizens entering the Russian Federation from the conflict zone, tens of thousand, but few of them refer to the official status of immigrants.

" the number of documented immigrants today is 13, 5 thousand people, including More than 6, 2 thousand children, " said the head of the Department.

They are located in the border regions of Central and southern Federal districts, and also in the Crimea and Sevastopol. However, in the opinion of the speaker of Council of Federation Valentina Matvienko, the border region of Russia cannot cope with the influx of people from Ukraine.

the overwhelming majority of immigrants - More than 8 thousand people staying with relatives, said the source." The rest are in temporary accommodation centres, they organized the work of doctors, psychologists, police, migration service ", - said the head of the Department.

according to him, emergency medical assistance was provided 460 refugees, and psychological - More than a thousand people.

" Just for immigrants prepared about 200 temporary accommodation centres that have the capacity to accommodate up to 30 thousand people ", - told the head of the Department.

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