ROSTOV-ON-DON, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - The number of refugees, accommodated in the Rostov region since the Ukrainian conflict began, has exceeded 40,000 people, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.
According to the local department of the ministry, about 683 people, including 257 children, have been accommodated in the area in the last 24 hours.
"In total, we found shelter for 40,200 people, of whom 13,200 are children," the statement said.
Most of the refugees - more than 32,000 – have been housed by their relatives, and the rest remain the temporary accommodation centers established in the region.
The number of people fleeing from Ukraine to Russia increased dramatically since spring amid the ongoing military actions between Kiev government troops and self-defense forces. Each day several thousand of Ukrainians cross the Russian-Ukrainian border in Russia's Rostov region.
According to the latest reports of the Federal Migration Service, around 517,000 refugees came to Russia from the southeast of Ukraine since the start of Kiev-led military operation.
