More people have sought asylum in Finland this year than in any of the previous three years. Asylum applications filed by Ukrainian citizens, in particular, have increased over the past 12 months, although the vast majority of them have been rejected.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Helsinki Times: Asylum applications from Ukraine rise sharply
People survey damage their flats on December 9, 2014 after it was destroyed by shelling the night before in the Kuibishevskiy district of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is controlled by pro-Russian rebels.
