Photo: Lukáš Milota, Czech Radio
This Tuesday, June 20, marks World Refugee Day, held to honour people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes in the face of conflict and persecution. In connection with the annual day, the Czech office of the UN Refugee Agency hosted a debate in Prague addressing the current situation of Ukrainian refugees in Czechia.
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Czechia has granted over 500,000 temporary protection visas to Ukrainian refugees, becoming their third most common European Union destination and the country with the highest number of Ukrainian refugees per 100 000 inhabitants.
While in the first months following the invasion, there were up to 3,000 Ukrainians arriving in Czechia on a daily basis, the influx of refugees has since slowed down considerably.
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Authors: Ruth Fraňková, Magdalena Hrozínková