President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the provision of material benefits to those who left Ukraine for Russian lands. Among the beneficiaries of the program are pensioners, pregnant women and people with disabilities.

The Decree establishes a monthly pension in the amount of 10,000 rubles ($170) for those who were forced to leave Ukraine after February 18. Persons with disabilities are also entitled to the same monthly amount, and pregnant women will be paid a lump sum.

On the basis of the decree, payments will be made both to citizens of Ukraine and those not recognized by the international community. “People’s Democracies” Donetsk and Lugansk. Moscow recognized their independence in February. On February 18, Putin ordered to pay the amount 10 000 rub. to every person who arrived in Russia from Donetsk and Luhansk.

Russia is issuing Russian passports to Ukrainians in an attempt—illegal, according to Ukraine and the United States—to annex the territories it has seized.

According to another decree on the introduction of new, “temporary measures”, holders of Ukrainian passports and residents of Donetsk and Luhansk will be able to obtain a residence permit indefinitely. Until now, in order to stay in Russia for more than 90 days, they had to obtain a work permit or obtain a special permit. The decree clarifies that these individuals “are allowed to engage in professional activities in Russia without a work permit.”

They must be fingerprinted, provide a photo ID, and pass a drug and infectious disease test.

This text prohibits the deportation of citizens of Ukraine from Russia, with the exception of those released from places of deprivation of liberty or recognized as dangerous to the security of the country.

Kremlin says that 3.6 million people, of which 587,000 children, left Ukraine for Russia after the invasion. The Russian authorities are encouraging these movements and have opened reception centers throughout the country. Some of these refugees, however, managed, often with the help of activists, to leave Russia for the countries of the European Union.