Refugees from Ukraine complain about absence of help from Azeri authorities

The natives of Azerbaijan, who left Ukraine after the start of the special operation and returned to their historical homeland, have complained about the insufficient authorities' attention to their problems. According to their stories, they have to look for housing and livelihoods on their own.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that by April 9, since the start of the special operation, a total of 6163 Azeri citizens arrived in Azerbaijan. Most of them stay with their relatives and friends, but they need food and psychological support, Azerbaijani public organizations have stated. Refugees themselves complained that they could not find jobs in Azerbaijan.

Lala Babaeva, a mother of two children, is a citizen of Ukraine. She lived in Mariupol for 14 years. Her husband was in Poland when the hostilities broke out; and she had to get out of Mariupol on her own. On the fifth attempt, she and her children managed to leave for Odessa.

Babaeva said that no one met them in Baku. A female airport employee even was rude to her after learning that she was not vaccinated against coronavirus. In the first days in Baku, she lived in her sister's apartment. The state, according to Babaeva, didn't help her in any way.

Nadjaf Akhmedov was the chairman of the regional congress of Azerbaijanis in the city of Dnieper; and he had his own business. He left Ukraine with his family; now they live in Baku. So far, he couldn't get employed. They have no housing in Azerbaijan and survive with the help of relatives and friends.