Slovakia

Armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine started in 2014 after Russia invaded Crimea in southern Ukraine and, later that year, the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The conflict escalated in February 2022 when Russia launched a full-scale invasion from Russian and Belarusian territory into northern, eastern, and southern Ukraine, resulting in mass displacement within Ukraine and abroad, mostly to the EU.

As at 12 September 2023, over 107,000 refugees from Ukraine remained in Slovakia. Nearly 125,000 people had applied for temporary protection. Most refugees were women.

The main needs of refugees from Ukraine in Slovakia are cash assistance, health, and employment.

For a regional overview of the legal situation of refugees from Ukraine and access to essential services, please read our latest report.

(Atlantic Council 14/02/2023, UNHCR accessed 14/09/2023, IOM 18/05/2023)