VORONEZH, July 11 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Kursk region has already received 589 Ukrainian refugees, including 227 children, the regional committee for civil defense, emergencies and fire safety reported.
"The number of Ukrainian refugees, housed in temporary accommodation centers [TACs] in the Kursk region has already reached 589 people; 227 of them are children," the statement said.
In recent days, Donetsk residents have started coming to the region.
Three new TACs have started their work there, in addition to eight TACs that were already operational and housed 474 Ukrainian citizens, including 190 children.
The region continues to collect funds in a special account in the Kursk regional branch of the International Foundation Russian Peace Foundation (RPF) to help the refugees. As of Friday, deposits to the account totaled 4.2 million rubles ($123,000).
Humanitarian supplies for the refugees are also being gathered. More than 14 tons of food and hygiene products, as well as clothing and toys, have been collected by the Kursk region’s rescue service. More than 10.4 tons have been transferred to the TACs.
The number of refugees fleeing from southeast Ukraine to Russia has increased dramatically since June as a result of the ongoing Kiev-led special military operation against independence supporters. Several thousand people cross the Ukrainian-Russian border every day, with more than 50 Russian regions hosting the refugees. The majority of them arrive in the Rostov region, where about 30,000 Ukrainian citizens have already been placed.
According to the recent estimates by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), about 110,000 people have fled Ukraine for Russia since the beginning of the crisis.
