H.E. Ms Larysa Gerasko:

They moved from towns and villages close to the front line which, although now under Ukrainian control, were destroyed by Russia during military operations. Those who left occupied territories do not have anywhere to return to. As Senator Ahearn knows, we have 11 million internally displaced people in Ukraine. We are facing many challenges to accommodate our Ukrainian citizens, even after evacuation from the front line. We are doing everything. One of the priorities of the President and the Government is to encourage people to return to Ukraine after the end of the war when conditions will allow them to do so.