MOSCOW, July 11 (RIA Novosti) - International observers have praised the work of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, which has organized temporary accommodation centers (TACs) for refugees from Ukraine, Deputy Emergencies Minister Vladimir Stepanov told reporters Friday.
"I must say that yesterday we had about 40 international observers working in refugee camps. They praised the conditions in which the refugees live, the field conditions actually," Stepanov said.
The deputy minister also noted that the Emergencies Ministry has been providing humanitarian assistance voluntarily, and that they will continue to do so until the issue with the refugees is resolved.
Earlier on Friday, Stepanov said the ministry had sent about a thousand tons of humanitarian supplies for the refugees.
The number of refugees fleeing 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.
According to recent estimates from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a total of about 110,000 people have fled Ukraine for Russia since the beginning of the crisis.
In June, a UNHCR delegation visited Rostov Region and praised Russia’s contribution to accommodating refugees from Ukraine.
