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The Russian authorities force Ukrainians who voluntarily or forcibly arrived on the territory of the Russian Federation to undergo searches, interrogations and stay in special camps.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, at least 1 million Ukrainian civilians fled the hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation. Some people were forced to move to Russia due to the inability to evacuate Mariupol. There are also people who came to Russia voluntarily, but almost everyone had to go through special filtering camps. This is a dangerous process during which Ukrainians are searched and interrogated. According to refugees, representatives of volunteer organizations, Ukrainian and American officials, people suspected of being loyal to the Ukrainian military are detained and tortured.

Due to the war in Russia, Ukrainian embassies are currently closed, so we are ready to provide assistance to Ukrainians in Ukrainian embassies of countries neighboring Russia:

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Estonia

phone: +372 6015 835, +372 5887 4477

e-mail: emb_ee@mfa.gov.ua, consul_ee@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Latvia

phone: +371 2923 9262, +371 6733 2956

e-mail: emb_lv@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Belarus

phone: +375 25 603 11 84, +375 17 283 19 58; +375 17 283 19 59

e-mail: emb_by@mfa.gov.ua, consul_by@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia

phone: +995 32 231 11 61, +995 32 231 14 54, +995 595 08 22 88

e-mail: emb_ge@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Azerbaijan

phone: +994 50 255 75 18, +994 50 255 75 05

e-mail: emb_az@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kazakhstan

phone: +7 71 7257 7025, +7 70 5755 6610

e-mail: emb_kz@mfa.gov.ua, consul_kz@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Finland

phone: +358 92 289 00 71, +358 92 289 00 72, +358 404719200

e-mail: emb_fi@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the People’s Republic of China

phone: +86 10 6532 6783, +86 1370 1230 647

e-mail: emb_cn@mfa.gov.ua, consul_cn@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Armenia

phone: +374 1025 6541, +374 7710 0273

e-mail: emb_am@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Lithuania

phone: 370 5233 0782, +370 6555 0194

e-mail: emb_lt@mfa.gov.ua, consul_lt@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland

phone: +48 698 608 837

e-mail: consul_pl@mfa.gov.ua

Consulate of Ukraine in Gdańsk

phone: +48 5834 606 90, +48 6076 543 33

e-mail: gc_plg@mfa.gov.ua

Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Turkey

phone: +90 539 550 98 98, +90 312 442 15 93, +90 312 442 16 58

e-mail: emb_tr@mfa.gov.ua, consul_tr@mfa.gov.ua

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According to paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Russian-Ukrainian agreement on visa-free travel dated January 16, 1997, citizens of Ukraine may not register for migration in Russia if they have arrived for less than 90 days. However, staying in the country without registration can cause problems in case of contacts with the police and officials. Therefore, if possible, it is necessary toto form.

In Russia, refugee status and temporary asylum are granted. The first is granted indefinitely, the second – for one year with the possibility of extension. Refugee status is almost impossible to obtain, and it only formally guarantees the same rights as for Russians. People who have received temporary asylum have more limited rights. Yes, they have the right to legally stay in Russia, the right to work without a patent or work permit, which other foreigners need, the right to obtain a mandatory health insurance policy. Such people are only entitled to free medical care. If you have been recognized as a refugee, then, receiving the relevant certificate, you will be forced to hand over your passport to the refugee department for safekeeping under a receipt. The refugee card serves as a passport on the territory of Russia. To leave the country, you can get a refugee travel document.

If the passport is needed for any actions, you can get it upon application, but you must return it afterwards. In the case of obtaining temporary asylum, the passport is taken away, as well as in the case of refugee status. Your passport will be returned to you only after the term of temporary asylum has expired. With such a certificate, a person cannot cross the border. Only if you pick up your passport upon application. Returning to Ukraine will result in loss of temporary asylum, as well as refugee status. Freedom of movement within the country is not restricted. However, citizens must register where they live. And when moving to another region, remove yourself from registration in one refugee department and register in another.

On March 12, 2022, the Russian government issued a resolution on the distribution of refugees from Ukraine by subjects of the federation. It specifies the maximum number of refugees that each subject must accept. This distribution does not mean the obligation of the refugees to stay in the region where they were originally taken, but the obligation of the regional authorities to receive and provide assistance (primarily in the form of accommodation and food) to a certain number of refugees. Regions are allocated funds for this from the federal budget.

For refugees, this means that if they move to a region where the quota for accommodation is zero or has already been exhausted, they will have to solve the problem of accommodation on their own.

Citizens of Ukraine, as well as citizens of other countries with which Russia has a visa-free border crossing regime, can stay on its territory for 90 days without registering any status. Foreigners can also submit an application to the refugee department to renounce refugee status. A child who came to Russia unaccompanied or without documents will be handed over to the guardianship authorities, who will make a decision to assign him to a children’s institution for some time and take measures to find parents or close relatives. In normal times, the child was usually sent to his homeland.

Now Russia has resorted to a flagrant violation of the Concept of Children’s Rights – the Russian authorities are preparing changes to the legislation that will allow Russians to adopt children from Ukraine under a simplified procedure. Such actions are illegal.