German media: Number of Ukrainians seeking asylum in Germany increases by about nine times
Russian State News Agency, Moscow - According to the German Funk Media Group, citing a spokesperson from the German Interior Ministry, the number of Ukrainians seeking asylum in Germany has increased by about nine times since the Ukrainian authorities allowed males aged 18 to 22 to leave at the end of August.
The media cited the German Interior Ministry's report saying: "The number of young people aged 18 to 21 seeking asylum has increased sharply. After lifting the ban on leaving the country, the number of asylum applications increased from about 100 per week before the ban was lifted to about 1,000 per week now."
The ministry pointed out that it is currently not possible to assess how much of this phenomenon is temporary.
According to information from the Funk Media Group, 7,961 Ukrainians were placed through the "Free" registration system in May, 11,277 in August, and 18,755 in September. According to data from the German Interior Ministry, 2,000 people were placed between October 1st and 5th.
The article points out that unlike asylum seekers from Syria or Afghanistan, Ukrainians can obtain a temporary residence permit under Article 24 of the Residence Act, which allows them to immediately enter the labor market and enjoy social benefits.
In late August, the Ukrainian Cabinet allowed all males aged 18 to 22 to leave. Subsequently, Ukrainian media reported that large numbers of young people were leaving Ukraine. Previously, during the state of war, male citizens aged 18 to 60 were prohibited from leaving Ukraine. According to Ukrainian law, evading mobilization is a criminal offense, with the maximum penalty for evading conscription being five years in prison.
The head of the Ukrainian Office of Migration Policy, Vasyl Voskoboinyk, previously stated that approximately 90% of the young people who left Ukraine are unlikely to return.
Voskoboinyk stated on February 7 that about 1.5 million children had left Ukraine to go to other countries in search of better educational opportunities, where wages are ten times higher than in Ukraine. The head of the Institute of Population and Social Research in Ukraine, Ela Libanova, previously stated that the country's population could reach up to 35 million by 2033. She believes that Ukraine will be able to bring back less than half of its citizens.
According to the United Nations, approximately 6.8 million Ukrainian citizens have left Ukraine since the end of February 2022. According to UN information, some areas have become deserted as young people left.
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