The number of refugees from Ukraine in Latvia is decreasing significantly as many return home.
More than 54 thousand Ukrainian citizens are currently registered in Latvia, who arrived in the Baltic country after the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. About this on Wednesday, June 14, Delfi with reference to the statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia.
The Latvian Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that the total number of Ukrainians passing through Latvia in transit, returning to Ukraine or going abroad is 54,000.
In general, citizens of Ukraine received more than 48.3 thousand long-term visas and temporary residence permits in the country.
They were given assistance in the field of social support, education, food, shelter.
Currently, one of the main issues for Latvia is the issue of housing Ukrainian refugees. It should be noted that Ukrainians can receive free housing in Latvia for up to 120 days, regardless of the date of their arrival after February 24, 2022.
As reported, 40% of Ukrainian refugees got a job in Europe.
Remember, the Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the Russians are launching many fakes about Ukrainian refugees to set the Europeans against them. Google aims to combat disinformation about Ukrainian refugees in Germany.
news Correspondent.net on Telegram. Subscribe to our channel Athletistic
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.