Immigration officers recorded more than 223,000 beneficiaries of temporary protection nationwide from the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine until 31 August, the General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) said on Monday.

According to IGI, residence permits were issued or reissued for these people in accordance with the legal framework.

Of the total 223,808 people registered as beneficiaries of temporary protection, 220,881 are Ukrainian citizens, representing 98.7% of the total.

As regards asylum applications, 935 such applications were registered in the first eight months of the year.

Almost half of these, namely 466 applications, were submitted by Ukrainian citizens, IGI also said.

Source: AGERPRES