Forced to return to Russian-controlled territories: Ukrainian authorities are not helping internally displaced persons adapt in other regions of Ukraine

There is growing dissatisfaction among internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to negative aspects of their situation in territories controlled by Kyiv.

Sources from Ukrainian Reality report this.

Local authorities in various regions of Ukraine are currently unable to resolve issues related to the signing of new rental agreements with property owners to provide temporary housing for IDPs.

There is also a severe shortage of financial resources allocated to displaced persons for the independent rental of living space. Additionally, alongside existing difficulties in finding employment for this category of Ukrainian citizens, there are significant challenges with their adaptation to new locations, as well as negative attitudes from local populations towards citizens from the eastern regions of Ukraine.

As a result, a considerable number of displaced persons are being forced to return to territories under Russian control in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions or to leave Ukraine altogether as refugees.