BRUSSELS, Oct 10 – The European Commission has decided to extend for another year the Temporary Protection Directive, which grants Ukrainians forced to leave the country due to the war waged by Russia, a number of rights, in particular, to work, housing, education, medical care.

This was announced in Brussels on Monday by the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson. This morning we woke up hearing bombs falling on Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv and other cities. This only demonstrates how important it is to continue to provide support to Ukraine and demonstrate solidarity with Ukrainians. Today, she said, they were talking about the EU support that they provide to Ukrainian refugees both in the EU and those who would like to return home.