The Russian Red Cross (RRC), together with the RF Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova, helped a refugee fr om Mariupol, her four children and a niece to move to Nakhodka, wh ere the woman's parents now live. On Monday, September 19, the woman met with them.
Upon her arrival in Russia, Yulia, her four children and the niece, were placed in a temporary accommodation point in the Vladimir region. She appealed to Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova to help her reunite with her family, also evacuated to Russia and now located in Primorsky Krai. The Federal Ombudsman contacted the Russian Red Cross, which organized comfortable transportation for Julia, paid for her air-tickets, and provided full escort for the family.
“We were in constant contact with a Russian Red Cross employee about tickets and paying for our overweight luggage, as there were six of us. I weighed all the suitcases, measured their height and width and sent the data to the RRC employee,” the woman said.
According to Yulia, it was very important for the family to move as soon as possible: “My elder son Dmitry graduated fr om school this year and now he is going to enter the Naval Institute. That's why I wanted to move as soon as possible, so my son wouldn't miss a year of learning. My second son, eight-year-old Oleg, will go to school in Nakhodka, and five-year-old Dominika will go to a day care center.”
Now the Primorye authorities also joined in to help the family to officially register Yulia’s children into educational institutions.
“The Russian Red Cross came to a TAP in the Vladimir region, wh ere we lived before. The RRC gave us food vouchers. We went to the RRC regional branch, where my daughter got a coat for autumn and spring and my son got some clothes,” said Yulia.
According to Yulia, the Russian Red Cross arranged their relocation on the eve of her daughter's birthday. “The children will finally meet their grandmother, and we will celebrate our daughter's birthday together with the whole family,” she said.
