What Happens to Russian Refugees Coming to Austria?

People ♦ Published: August 17, 2022; 09:23 ♦ (Vindobona)

The war in Ukraine did not only trigger a flight movement in the country under attack. A flight of smaller proportions is also noticeable from Russia. Read here at Vindobona how many Russians have applied for asylum in Austria and what their reasons for fleeing are.

In Russia, opponents of the government are persecuted. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons: Evgeniy Isaev from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0

The invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops and the subsequent fighting have caused a wave of refugees on a large scale. According to the UNHCR, over 5.9 million people have already fled their homes and sought asylum in safe countries.

Poland, for example, has already taken in over 1.2 million displaced Ukrainians within its national borders. But it is not only Ukrainians who are…