More than 53,000 refugees from Donbass crossed the border, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported. Most of them are in the Rostov region, but evacuees are also being taken to the Kursk and Voronezh regions. Local authorities have already introduced a state of emergency in these regions. Almost 30 constituent entities of the Russian Federation can accept residents of the DPR and LPR. More than 53,000 refugees from the DPR and LPR have crossed the border with Russia, Alexander Chupriyan, acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, said during a meeting of the emergency situations commission on the situation with refugees from the LPR and DPR.

“By 19:00, more than 53,000 residents of two neighboring regions of Ukraine had crossed the border. They were evacuated, taken on 142 buses to 101 temporary accommodation points,” Chupriyan said. He also said that another 3.4 thousand residents of Donbass would arrive in the next few hours. They will go to the Kursk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Nizhny Novgorod regions.

The evacuated residents of Donbass are provided with the necessary medical care. “419 people applied for medical help, 74 of them were children,” said the acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

He said that more than 700 PCR tests were carried out, of which about 30 were positive. All those infected with the coronavirus were hospitalized.

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What kind of assistance is provided to the evacuees

According to Chupriyan, the condition of the refugees who arrived in the Rostov region is improving. “Psychologists say that they have gained confidence, joy in communication,” he said.

The acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said that material assistance in the amount of 10 thousand rubles. received almost 700 people. “Today we have processed about 3.5 thousand applications for opening personal accounts for further payments,” he said.

On February 18, Vladimir Putin instructed to pay 10 thousand rubles each. refugees arriving in the Russian Federation. For these purposes, the government of the Rostov region was allocated 5 billion rubles. Funds for payments will come from the reserve fund.

Chupriyan also added that the parents of the evacuated children are asking to establish an educational process for them.

“We pulled out the children, they arrived here with their parents, the educational process was interrupted. Seniors and parents are already turning to us to somehow do this. We discussed this issue, the Ministry of Education of the Rostov Region is ready to accept these children to study here, ”said the acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Who else accepts refugees

On February 21, refugees evacuated from Donbass will be sent from the Rostov region to other regions by 15 trains.

“Today, six trains left for other regions of the Russian Federation. 15 trains are planned for the next day, so the geography of the delivery of people is expanding more, but this is coordinated with other subjects of the Russian Federation, ”TASS quotes Chupriyan.

On February 20, the first trains with refugees arrived in the Kursk, Voronezh and Volgograd regions.

In Voronezh, those who arrive will be sent to temporary accommodation facilities, including the Kirovets and Blue Screen children's camps, Izvestia reports.

The Kursk authorities previously reported that the region was ready to accept up to 1,500 people from the DPR and provide everything necessary for their comfortable and safe accommodation.

More than 400 residents of Donbass arrived in the city of Volzhsky, Volgograd region, they will be placed in temporary accommodation centers in Volzhsky and in the north of Volgograd.

The Governor of the Amur Region, Vasily Orlov, announced on his Telegram channel that he was ready to accept refugees. “We have never been aloof from the problems and troubles of people. Given the difficult events in the LPR and DPR, we are now calculating our capabilities and are ready to accept people who were forced to leave the territory of Ukraine in our region. Quantity and terms are discussed. We do not leave in trouble! Orlov wrote.

The Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region, Rostislav Goldstein, announced on Instagram that he had ordered the preparation of temporary accommodation points, as well as a list of vacancies in the region.

In total, about 30 regions of Russia are ready to receive people from the DPR and LPR, Chupriyan said.

He pointed out that Russian Railways would provide the Rostov Region with convoys for refugees to move to other regions. “The logistics are being worked out. [People] on the train will be provided with food in the same way, they will be welcomed cordially in the subjects where they are going,” the acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations emphasized.

“At present, the headquarters said that 282 temporary accommodation points are ready to receive people from Ukraine,” he said and stressed that the temporary accommodation points are provided with everything necessary - hot meals, showers and laundry. According to him, the state of emergency will allow using additional resources to help refugees.

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Regions where a state of emergency has already been introduced

A state of emergency of a regional nature due to the arrival of a significant number of residents of the DPR and LPR has already been introduced in the Kursk, Voronezh and Rostov regions.

“At present, due to the arrival of a large number of citizens of Donbass, a regional emergency regime has been declared in a number of regions of Russia - Rostov, Voronezh and Kursk regions,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

Since February 19, a high alert regime has been introduced in the Volgograd region.

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