TASS, October 3. The number of refugee arrivals in Russia from Ukraine and the two Donbass republics has exceeded 4.5 million since February, a law enforcement officer told TASS on Monday.
"As of the morning of October 3, more than 4.5 million people, including 685,000 children, have crossed into Russia," the officer said.
A total of 38,000 people are currently staying at temporary accommodation centers. Refugees receive 10,000 rubles ($170) as one-off payment per person. So far, 9.2 billion rubles ($157 million) have been paid out.