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Three Ukrainian refugees:: Kira Lebedenko runs a cyber security business in Ukraine. Yelyzaveta Pukas is studying global politics at the EHU University and Svitlana Zaluzhna is the CEO of Ukreate Hub – a hub for Ukrainian activists in Vilnius.

Millions of Ukrainian women are refugees in EU countries.

Russia’s war against Ukraine has forced eight million Ukrainians to flee to neighbouring countries and elsewhere in the EU. On top of that, five million people are internally displaced.
90 per cent of those who have fled are women. 60 per cent of the internally displaced are women.
Of the Baltic countries, Lithuania hosts by far the most Ukrainian refugees – nearly 80,000 mostly women and children. There are also far more refugees in Lithuania than in countries like Denmark, Sweden and Finland, which all have bigger populations.
The Ukrainian government has banned male citizens between 18 and 60 from leaving Ukraine unless there are very special circumstances. Ukrainian men have a duty to partake in the war effort.

Source: Kvinfo, UNHCR and the EU Council of Ministers

The Nordic Council of Ministers' Lithuania office

Represents the Nordic region in Lithuania and promotes Nordic-Lithuanian cooperation.
Set up in 1991, one year after Lithuania regained independence after 40 years of Soviet occupation.
Administers several of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ programmes and projects in Lithuania.
Children and young people are the main target group, cultural exchange is also a top priority.
The Nordic-Lithuanian cooperation mirrors the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision and strategy.

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