2023-04-18 07:27:47
Status: 04/18/2023 09:27 am
More and more Russians are seeking protection in Germany. From January to March, around 2,400 people from Russia applied for asylum – almost as many as in the whole of last year with almost 3,000 asylum applications. Mainly men flee.
According to a report, the number of Russian asylum seekers is increasing significantly. In the first three months of this year, 2,381 asylum applications were made by Russians, after 2,851 applications in the whole of 2022, according to the specialist information service “Table.Media”, citing Figures from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) reported.
There was a significant increase in the age group of 19 to 30 year old men and women from Russia. Overall, people from Russia are now submitting the seventh most asylum applications in Germany.
64 percent of asylum seekers are male
In the first three months of this year, the proportion of men among Russian asylum seekers was also higher than last year: in 2022, 59 percent of the applicants were male. According to the report, from January to the end of March 2023 it was 64 percent.
This increase can be attributed to the mobilization of Russia in the war against Ukraine. Deserters “who do not want to take part in Putin’s war can apply for asylum in Germany. They usually receive international protection,” said a spokeswoman for the Federal Office “Table.Media”. However, it has not yet been determined how many deserters are among the applicants.
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