It is reported by RIA Novosti.

“In total, at least 2.5 million Ukrainians have found asylum in Russia since the coup on the Maidan,” the diplomat said during a meeting of the Security Council of the World Organization, citing official data.

According to him, after the intensification of shelling of Donbass from the Ukrainian side on the eve of the start of Russia's military special operation, this flow increased sharply and reached 863,000 people.

As of April 16, since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, 837,157 people have been evacuated, including 154,396 children.