In Kyiv they say that the number of refugees from Crimea will grow, but they have nowhere to live (VIDEO)
Kyiv, May 08 (Navigator, Vladimir Raichenko) – IDPs from Crimea, who left the peninsula after its annexation to Russia, are preparing to hold their congress in Kyiv on May 23 and complain about the conditions in which they currently have to live.
Subscribe to the news “Navigator - Kiev” в Facebook or In contact with
This was discussed at the press conference of members of the organizing committee for the congress.
“Today there are seven thousand officially registered migrants from Crimea in Ukraine,” noted Alexander Boltyan, a member of the board of the Ukrainian Crimea Foundation. “But people who arrived on the mainland of Ukraine are faced with the fact that officials treat this formally, and many have problems with resettlement and employment.”
At the same time, Alexander Boltyan predicts that due to the anti-Ukrainian hysteria that, in his opinion, is being whipped up in Crimea, the number of immigrants from the peninsula will grow.
The participants in the press conference also recalled the law on temporarily occupied territories adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.
“We insist that this law takes into account our interests, in particular the fact that we are displaced people, although I consider myself refugees,” said Nikolai Podolyako, Chairman of the Board of the Refugees from Crimea Charitable Foundation. “We did not leave the territory of Ukraine of our own free will, and the state in fact did not protect us either there, or now, or here.” However, he added that they are not given refugee status, and therefore those who left the peninsula have no social protection.
Other participants in the press conference also criticized the authorities’ attitude towards the displaced.
“I am a clear example of the fact that today the authorities have not helped me in any way towards me and my family, even in providing temporary residence,” complained the chairman of the public organization “Ukrainian House” Andriy Shekun. – And this despite the fact that I was in Crimea until the end, I am not a refugee, but a deportee. I was forced to leave Crimea with my hands tied through Chongar.”
But Sergei Kovalsky, coordinator of the Euromaidan-Crimea movement, added that, in addition to resolving social issues, a real program for the return of Crimea to Ukraine is needed, and also called on residents of the peninsula to join the actions of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis on May 18 on the occasion of the next anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.
At the same time, it is worth noting that sometimes in Kyiv people pretend to be Crimean refugees, having nothing to do with Crimea.
If you find an error, please select a piece of text and press Ctrl + Enter.
Thank you!
Now the editors are aware.