More than 2,6 million people from Ukraine and Donbass crossed Russian border

Russian Authorities announced Monday that more than 2,6 million people from Ukraine and Donbass region have crossed the Russian borders since the start of Russian military operation.

‘TASS News Agency quoted a source at the authority as saying that till today, more than 2,6 million refugees, including 422,000 children, have crossed the borders with Russia, half of them from Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples Republics.

The source noted that providing financial aid for refugees is ongoing, according to Russia’s decision to pay 10,000 rubles for each person of refugees for one time, as the overall amount of payments has exceeded 5 billion rubles.