Chupriyan announced the start of payments to Donbas refugees of 10 thousand rubles.

Refugees from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics began to receive payments in the amount of 10 thousand rubles. About this, as conveyed TASSsaid the acting head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Chupriyan.

“Yesterday 5 billion rubles. received the Rostov region from the government to pay 10 thousand to each refugee. We have already started disbursing these funds. We will organize the work in such a way that people who arrive in the near future can receive this money,” he said.

On February 18, the authorities of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass began to evacuate civilians from their territories to Russian regions due to the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. The first refugees from the DPR and LPR arrived in the Rostov region, and temporary accommodation centers were organized for them.

The Russian Ministry of Finance allocated 5 billion rubles to help visitors to the region. Pay them 10 thousand rubles each. ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Funds for payments will be allocated from the reserve fund.