More than 22,000 Ukrainian refugees are currently taking refuge in temporary shelters in Russia, Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Alexander Drobyshenko told Interfax on Sunday. Explaining that 817 refugees had crossed into Russia in the past 24 hours, Drobyshenko said five additional shelters had been constructed in that time to accommodate the influx.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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A Ukrainian government soldier stands guard on July 7, 2014 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk. Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on July 7 in Ukraine's sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the bloody battle for the future of the country. The separatists' \"tactical retreat\" began on July 5 with the fall of their symbolic bastion Slavyansk and continued overnight into July 6 until government forces had reached the very gates of the region's main metropolis. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV
