54 Russians ask for asylum in Ukraine this year

"481 people applied to the Migration Service with the request for recognition as a refugee or a person in need of additional protection for the first 9 months of 2016," he said. According to him, 16 persons were granted refugee status, another 39 people were recognized as the people in need of additional protection, a number of applications are pending. Syniavsky noted that 54 citizens of the Russian Federation have asked for asylum in Ukraine since the beginning of 2016. Five of them were recognized as refugees.