Estonian border guards and buss stations have seen an increase in war refugees from Ukraine entering from Russia. Tallinn bus station has called on authorities to help provide accommodation to refugees staying in the building for the night, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reports.
A daily record of over 70 refugees reached the Tallinn Bus Station on Tuesday, April 19. Of them one in ten planned to remain in Estonia for a longer period. As of Wednesday, April 20, a total of 2,746 Ukrainians had entered Estonia via checkpoints in the country’s southeast since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, half of whom were in transit.
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In the north-east, 7,450 Ukrainians had entered Estonia through the border checkpoint in Narva. 6,086 of them were in transit to other countries.
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board’s Deputy Director General Krista Aasa has said that everyone crossing the border is interviewed in order to determine their plans as well as any assistance needs. Additionally, brochures and leaflets with all the information on the help available in Estonia are also provided, ERR reports.
Estonia sees number of Ukrainian refugee’s entering from Russia numbers grow, as they enter from Russia
