“Over the past day, more than 15,000 citizens have crossed the border to enter Russia through checkpoints located in the Rostov region,” RIA Novosti reports.
The governor of the Rostov region, Vasily Golubev, said earlier that at first there were a lot of children among the refugees, but later their number decreased somewhat.
Chairman of the Russian Red Cross (RKK) Pavel Savchuk announced the introduction of a voucher system for refugees from the DPR, LPR and Ukraine, with the help of special cards they will be able to buy the necessary goods and medicines in shops and pharmacies.