Reuters / Scanpix Photo / road sign [19659014] The family of Luhanske's oldest homes never came back and came back for almost four years. There have been no tours in Ukraine for three years. They have no idea of the possibility of returning to live there – they see their future here in Lithuania.
"We will drive Ukraine, but this is hardly possible in Luhansk, we have no documents proving that we live there, so we can only take risks. There are thugs raging over there, people are disappearing, go ahead, do you take a child? "- The spouses spoke not without sorrow
Moko Ceramics
In Search of opportunities to reside permanently in Lithuania or elsewhere in the European Union, says Anton.The new Akmenė arrived from Donetsk when East of Ukraine triggered a commotion, as he says, when "Armed groups of unclear people have taken power." The families of New Akmenė had knowledge, they knew that their houses were cheap and that the living conditions were good.In Donetsk, a boy was studying in a school of art, but he had to stop studying and working to help his family. Lithuania, he works at the New School of Art in Akmene, teaches children in ceramics.
"I myself am involved in pottery, I participate in craft festivals.I am always looking for opportunities to stay permanently in Lithuania or elsewhere in the Union. European, "said the boy, not denying the opportunity and student if he could study English or Russian, or stay in Lithuania and learn Lithuanian
At this moment, the boy only has a temporary residence permit in Lithuania, so here it can be three months, then he has to go back to Ukraine, and three months later he will return to New Akmenė.This way of life Anton n & nbsp; Is not very frustrated – he admitted that the family at one point moved constantly, when he was driving from Donetsk, so that the current trip to Ukraine and back does not pose any problems. He expects to learn English successfully over time, which will greatly facilitate the learning.
Dreams of the work of a teacher
Olga is differently living – a Ukrainian who married a Lithuanian with whom she was raising a girl.
"When we created a family with a husband, we decided that we would live in Lithuania, we wanted to give the child Lithuanian citizenship to visit a kindergarten, a school, to learn Lithuanian "When we created a family with a husband, we decided that we would live in Lithuania, we wanted to give the child Lithuanian citizenship, – said Olga.
She lived in the city of Chernivtsi, studied at the university, found a job teaching studies.
"The war has not been unloaded from Ukraine.It is a family background.Nowadays I do not work here, I take care of my daughter, my mother. girlfriend is 6 years old, she attends a children's garden, but only two hours a day.I therefore have no way to look for a job.If we had to leave a child, others have some grandmothers, grandparents, so I give my energy to my family for my time.When a child grows up, then she would like to do something, "Olga said.
A woman already speaks Lithuanian, although she says that she is not yet well enough. But to understand what she says in Lithuanian, she can also talk about everyday topics. According to her, the family originally lived in Vilnius, Kaunas, where it was possible to work without the Lithuanian language, but arriving in a smaller town had already spoken Lithuanian. As Olga says, "and good" because it is easier to understand the culture of Lithuania.
The New Akmenė family found cheaper accommodation, a place for a child in a kindergarten and a city to raise children. and so on
"My daughter speaks to me in both Russian and Ukrainian, and with her father, automatically brings to the Lithuanian language, as well as English studies." She comes out easily, automatically, she can speak with me in Russian and meet his father in Lithuanian.Children love to do all this while playing, so we really did not want to talk to him in one way or another. just communicate with the child, meet other children in the yard, quickly find everything, "said Olga
Scanpix / AP Photo / Celebration of Independence Day In Ukraine
She does not hide the dream about the work of a teacher, his specialty is the history of Ukraine, but she also studied a universal history, so she hopes to teach such a subject at school in lithuania ie. Admittedly, she will have to validate her diploma first. In addition, Olga currently has only a temporary residence permit, which is reissued every two years, which causes a lot of stress – she says she's never really sure to get this permission even if she has a husband and a daughter.
Baksnoja į legislation
Mayor of Akmene district Vitaliy Mitrofanov recalls that the Ukrainians have not moved now, everything began 3-4 years ago. In the new Akmeny there are three-point flows in Ukraine. First and foremost, it is Donetsk and Luhansk, where the Ukrainians left the war and changed their power
We are probably the only municipality in Lithuania to administer a specialist engaged in the integration of foreigners in the district of Akmene, says V. Mitrofanov
. not easy "There is no solution for such arrivals in Lithuania, because Poland has a separate status for residents of Luhansk and Donetsk.However, international law does not stipulate that Ukraine is fighting against Russia, which is why they are war refugees, but we can not appreciate them.C citizenship and residence permits can only be obtained in Lithuania if they have any Lithuanian roots. "There is no separate status for the inhabitants of these regions," said the mayor of Akmene, wondering why people were injured, lost their homes, sometimes of We are probably the only municipality in Lithuania to manage a specialist in the integration of foreigners in the district of Akmen.On arriving with us and the Russians, the Russians and refugees are studying at the I asked them how they discovered our city. At that time, real estate in New Akmenė was very cheap, "says V. Mitrofanov, one of the reasons why Ukraine arrives on this land.
This young city has many buildings, about 380, one third of which has already been renovated. And the apartment here could be found in your time and for only 5 thousand. euro Thus, these awards have attracted Ukrainians who are simply looking for a better life to obtain a genuine Schengen visa.
Picture of Alvydas Januševičius / Vitalijus Mitrofanovas
"We have For example, a woman is constantly working in Paris, she needs a Schengen visa, so l & # 39; 39. Real estate is needed.It came to buy an apartment and saw almost a seaside resort where she could live.As she told us, she has already invited five Ukrainian families here.Exit as with the Lithuanians – one goes to Britain and then to the family, relatives
It's also with the Ukrainians, the first family arrivals have seen that the living conditions and the environment are here, so they started to Growing up, buying apartments.It also affected real estate, it started to increase.I am afraid the early Ukrainians could have cheated our businessmen by selling much more expensive apartments. After all, l & 39 apartment in Donetsk fell for 100 thousand. dollars, so those who arrive from there could not even imagine that the same apartment can cost 7-8 thousand.
The city has become different from the ancient
Akmenė District Municipality asked the specialists for the protection of the rights of the child how to proceed, and we received a formal response that he was necessary to authorize the deportation of a child with his mother
About 50 Ukrainian families live in the municipality of Akmene. Last year, 13 non-Lithuanian students studied in schools, this year 9 of Ukraine and Russia. Access to schools, to children's gardens does not really create obstacles for these people, on the contrary, we help children to integrate, we give them a so-called basket extraterrestrial. Teachers also help to send textbooks of geography, physics and other subjects of Vilnius, because at least the children do not understand the Lithuanian language at the beginning
"New Akmenė was once a diverse city since 1949 near There were no specialists in Lithuania, so the Ukrainians have been living here for a long time, we have Ukrainian surnames, but he reminded the Lithuanian law again: "We have the last story of this kind: the woman has a residence permit for four years now, she continues to extend the daughter of her daughter.I have studied at our school for four years, fully integrated, speaks Lithuanian. But the Migration Department apologized and announced that he had not improved his residence permit to the woman, she tried to prove that her daughter was studying, but that did not bother him. Akmene District Municipality asked the specialists of the protection of the rights of the child, what should be done in this case, considering the rights of the child, we received a formal formal answer that he is necessary to allow deportation of the child with his mother. We say that Lithuania is falling because of emigration, but people who want to live are not protected. The situation is strange, the man of this woman led the special services in Donetsk, the current authorities of Donetsk have imposed a death sentence. Because of the peace of the family, the woman lives here, even the names of her husband and wife do not match. As all Lithuanian authorities can not blame the situation, this formal attitude is sometimes astonishing. "
V. Mitrofanov repeatedly heard Ukrainians say that Lithuania should allow them to live here, and that they will win, will not ask for privileges
