"We were welcomed as family": Ukrainian forced migrants in the Republic of Moldova

The article deals with issues related to the reception of Ukrainian refugees who arrivedin the Republic of Moldova after the out break of hostilities on February 24, 2022. To provide all kinds of assistance to refugees, a lot of work is done by the country’s leadership, departments and institutions, local authorities, public organizations, as well as ordinary citizens and businessmen. Temporary residence centers for refugees have been setup through out the country; established multifunctiona lteams consisting of psychologists, social workers and lawyers providing assistance to refugees; measures areal so being taken to provide employment for refugees in our country; financial resources areal located to the refugees themselves and to the people who sheltered them; refugee children are placed in kindergartens and schools; various organizations provide information support; organized free accommodation and food for refugees, etc. Wesingle out the main categories and waves of refugees. It is considered how this completely new phenomen on for the recent history of Moldova will affect the change in the number of local Ukrainians, their settlement, traditional culture, mentality and other ethnic indicators, under what conditions, and whether it will affectat all