The island of Solta off the major city of Split expects to receive more than 80 refugees from Ukraine by the end of this week, the head of the Red Cross branch in Split, Tomislav Gojo, said on Monday.

“So far, 26 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Solta, including 14 children, and most of them are from Kyiv,” Gojo told state agency Hina.

An additional 80 Ukrainians fleeing the war are expected to come to Solta this week. The arrival of those refugees has been organized in cooperation with the Ukrainian businessman, Vadym Besked, who lives on Solta and has a tourism company

“His efforts to help the refugees are also supported by the Red Cross in Split and local retail chains as well as the local Catholic Church,” Hina said.

Osijek refugee centre has registered over 100 refugees from Ukraine to date

Since 27 February, the reception centre set up in Osijek’s Jug residential area has registered about 100 Ukrainian refugees, and most of them are being accommodated with their friends and relatives in Osijek-Baranja County, the county’s civil protection team reported on Monday.

So far, 32 Ukrainians have been taken care of in accommodation facilities prepared by the civil protection team.

The head of the Osijek-Baranja civil protection directorate, Mato Lukic, today called on all Ukrainians who have arrived in this part of Croatia to register at Red Cross branches which will enable them to exercise their rights.

The civil protection team will soon unveil a model for the integration of children and adults into the education system and the labor market. Earlier on Monday, the Croatian government decided to introduce temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine. Croatia will grant temporary protection to several categories of displaced persons who have left Ukraine since 24 February.

The activation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive envisages rights of refugees under temporary protection, including basic resources for living and accommodation, healthcare, primary and secondary education, and working without the need to obtain a residence and work permit.