NATO announced the establishment of a refugee assistance headquarters in Europe

The National Alliance of Tajikistan, a coalition of Tajik opposition parties and groups outside Tajikistan, has created a Headquarters to assist Tajik refugees seeking asylum in Europe following Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

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The Headquarters for Refugee Assistance is headed by Shohnaimi Karim, the deputy head of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).

Shohnaimi Karim told Azda TV that the headquarters operates around the clock and provides assistance to Tajik citizens traveling from Ukraine to Europe in search of asylum and offers them legal aid.

The head of the headquarters also reported that the National Alliance of Tajikistan has sent letters to all European countries bordering Ukraine, requesting assistance and the acceptance of refugees.

The head of the refugee assistance headquarters stated that he is ready to provide the media with detailed information after all data has been collected and analyzed.

Additionally, the representative of the National Alliance in Poland, Islomjon Saidov, informed Azda TV that in recent days, the refugee assistance headquarters has provided aid to over a hundred Tajik, Uzbek, and Kyrgyz refugees traveling from Ukraine to Europe. “Many refugees are still on the way; we are in contact with them and preparing to assist,” he stated.

According to Saidov, among the refugees were many elderly individuals and children. If refugees did not have accommodations or places to stay, the headquarters organized transportation and provided them with temporary housing, with some being settled in the homes of compatriots.

According to the representative of the National Alliance in Poland, the refugee assistance headquarters operates around the clock and provides help to any refugee who does not have housing in Poland or needs legal assistance.

On February 24, Russia began a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Russian artillery attacked the positions of Ukrainian forces in the self-proclaimed Donbass republics, and missile and air strikes were carried out on military infrastructure, airfields, and air defense systems in many parts of the country, including the Black Sea coast, near Kyiv, and in the capital itself.

The Polish Border Guard reported on February 27 that since Thursday, around 200,000 people have crossed the state border from Ukraine. Thousands more are waiting at the borders.