About 700 Ukrainian refugees to go from Rostov to other regions

Russia July 14, 2014, 11:17

EMERCOM spokesperson Alexander Drobyshevsky says there are currently 341 temporary accommodation facilities for refugees operating in the Russian territory

MOSCOW, July 14. /ITAR-TASS/. The Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) will deliver about 700 Ukrainian refugees from the Rostov region to other regions, EMERCOM spokesperson Alexander Drobyshevsky said on Monday.

“Today, EMERCOM’s aviation will deliver 340 refugees from Ukraine to the Central and the Volga Federal Districts,” he said. “Three flights will take them to Ivanovo, Yaroslavl and Nizhny Novgorod from the Rostov region,” Drobyshevsky noted.

As the flights land, EMERCOM will offer vehicles to take the refugees to their final destinations.

Specially organized convoys will take Ukraine’s other 350 citizens to the city of Volgograd and to the Adygeya Republic.

EMERCOM has organized six “aviation bridges” and delivered 5,023 refugees, and 5,776 refugees by on-ground transportation.

“As of today, we have organized 341 temporary accommodation facilities, where  23,843 people, including 9,295 children stay,” the source said.

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