The second special train with Ukrainian citizens which were forced to leave the territory of their country arrived to the railway station Irkutsk-Passenger on the night of 29 August 2014. The arrived people were met by the staff and volunteers of RRC Irkutsk regional branch, the staff of the Ministry of Social Development, the guardianship authorities of Angara region, the Russian EMERCOM in Irkutsk, the police and the medical personnel.

The staff and volunteers of RRC Irkutsk regional branch provided the newly arrived with drinking water and leaflets with contact numbers for them to get humanitarian aid. Moreover, volunteers actively participated in uploading railcar units – helped to carry things and transported refugees in wheelchair specially prepared for this purpose.

According to the Minister of Social Development and guardianship of Irkutsk region Vladimir Rodionov, 902 persons arrived to Irkutsk region, including 297 children, 17 of them are infants under 1 year, 485 of working age, 53 of retirement age and 12 with disabilities or special needs.

The arrived Ukrainians were housed in four temporary accommodation centers of Angara region: in children’s recreation center “the Galaxy”, children’s recreation camp “Zvezdniy”, in the premise of former hospital №2, children’s recreation center “Lukomorie”, where they were provided with hot meal, leaflets and documents and informed on the order of further staying in Irkutsk region.