Recently, Stewart Golton, a local MP for the Liberal Democratic Party of Britain, talked about a strange thing.
A Ukrainian refugee living in Leeds, England began to consider returning to the war-torn motherland.
was not because of the death of his relatives, nor because of his desire to join the front line of resistance, but -
She could not find a dentist in the UK for treatment.
Due to budget reduction, insufficient dentists and a large number of patients backlogged during the epidemic, the dental system in the UK is operating abnormally.
At present, Dental clinics in in Leeds no longer accept new patients.
Golton said the Ukrainian refugee was taken in by a British family and she felt her teeth hurt even more and more recently.
"She went to the other side of Yorkshire to see emergency dentistry and found that there was no cure at all, because NHS dentist's waiting list has been 5 years later. So she began to seriously consider taking the risk of returning home."
"Fortunately, I told her situation to a private clinic, and the other party generously stated that it could be treated for free. But I cannot reveal the name of the clinic because there are too many similar needs."
Golton said that the original intention of this matter was to attack the Conservative-led government, and they invested too little in national medical care.
But when the British saw this, their first reaction was still shocked by the refugees' decision. Although the toothache is really uncomfortable, it is better than being killed by a bullet? How dare you go back? ?
In fact, there are quite a few Ukrainian refugees who choose to return home.
According to statistics from the United Nations Refugee Agency, more than 9 million people have fled Ukraine since February, of which 3.1 million have returned to Ukraine after the escape.
The most return to Ukraine from Poland is about 2.6 million people.
Currently staying among foreign refugees, 16% plan to return to Ukraine in the next few months. Except for a small number of people who stay for a short time, most people are preparing to live in Ukraine for a long time.
These data sound counterintuitive and different from the imagination of the outside world.
But The reason for Ukrainian is not that complicated:
Go home, it’s still comfortable at home...
Dermatologist Vladlena Averina is one of the people who went back. Before the war began, she worked in the city center of the capital Kiev , with a stable life and a good income.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the area where she was located was in a war, with gunfire and fighting everywhere on the streets, and bombs exploded near her home. The supermarket shelves were quickly empty, with no milk, meat and vegetables, only canned food.
In early March, Avilina fled to Croatia with her mother and two daughters. Her husband stayed in Ukraine, and men aged 18 to 60 cannot leave because of government regulations.
Croatian is welcome, Avilina is very grateful, but after living for a long time, the problem is exposed.
"I need to make sure my family can use local public services in Croatia, such as the health care system. However, the Croatian government is very bureaucratic in handling paperwork, everything is slow and often makes mistakes," Avilina said.
Because of his identity as a refugee, Avilina's family is very sad to live an ordinary life, and the gap is very big.
"Before the war, we lived very comfortably in Ukraine. Now we are refugees in Europe, everything is really different."
plus the two languages are different, so it is difficult for Avilina to find a new job, and she can only live by saving her life. She feels depressed and doesn't know what to do in the future.
Her patients called her back because the situation in Kiev was much better than before. htmlIn May, Avilina took her mother and daughter back, and the patients celebrated her return with "flowers and candies".
Now, Averina's heart is much stronger: "My home is in Kiev, and my husband is here too. I will not leave with my family anymore. Never."
Another Ukrainian woman, Liza Pavlenko, she didn't want to leave from the beginning because she couldn't bear to leave her family and boyfriend.
Lisa is a fashion editor working in Kiev, after the war, she fled to a small village south of Lviv, but was hesitant to enter other countries.
html At the end of March, more and more towns were controlled by the Russian army. They also mentioned that they would use nuclear weapon . The father told her that it would be too late if she didn't leave.
"He said, 'That way at least one of us can survive.'"
Lisa traveled through Poland and came to France, hoping to find a job in the fashion circle. This was not difficult for her because she had an acquaintance in Paris, so she arranged for her to stay near the Elfi Tower on the first day and then help find a job.
The French warmly welcomed her, but Lisa felt severe pain when she thought that her family and boyfriend were still behind.
"I got the support of my friends, but there was a huge hole in my heart. Every time I heard my mother's voice on the phone, I would cry. Every time I saw a photo of Kiev, or anything else, it reminded me of home. I thought I had lost it at the time."
"I don't know if my apartment was blown up. I just left with a backpack and didn't plan to go back."
Lisa later moved to Italy and lived with her boyfriend's relatives. She worked hard and didn't think about domestic affairs, but she felt that all this was meaningless.
Italian ignorance about Ukraine also made her miss homesick.
"The Italians would ask me if there is sushi in Ukraine and if there is an internet connection? My refugee experience made me realize how wonderful my pre-war life was. I have an apartment in the center of Kiev, and I have a good income and a close relationship with my family and friends."
Because I couldn't curb my longing for my hometown and relatives, Lisa finally went back.
United Nations Refugee Agency statistics show that most of the Ukrainian refugees who return from Kiev and the western region, and fewer return from the eastern and northern regions.
This may be because Kiev and the west are richer and safer, and the war is currently mainly concentrated in the eastern region.
The most common reason for returning to China is that "the situation has improved", accounting for 40% of all answers;
"want to go home/reunite with family", accounting for 12%;
"for economic reasons", accounting for 9%;
"convenient to find a job", accounting for 8%;
"family family members recommend returning to China", accounting for 7%...
Foreigners are confused about the current situation.
Since May, media from various countries have begun to report on this "return trend", and by June, the trend has become increasingly obvious.
At the Polish Przemehir Railway Station, there were slogans welcoming refugees to enter everywhere, but the volunteers were confused and saw that more Ukrainians left than they arrived.
"You will see people fleeing the war come over. Two hours later, the same number, or even more, take the train in the opposite direction, leaving." American volunteer Brian Smith told the media, "These people said they were scared. They knew the war was still going on, but they just had to leave anyway. I really don't understand."
Some volunteers repeatedly confirmed whether they knew what they might face when they went back. They said they knew, but they were no longer so scared.
"We are used to the fear brought by war. Now, our fear is very different from what we were two months ago." A Ukrainian said, "Home is home. We are Ukrainians and we want to live in Ukraine."
Darya Kovalenko fled to Germany with her family a few months ago. The local mayor helped them settle down and lived with the German people.
People were very enthusiastic, but in early June, she took her family back, and the Germans thought she was crazy.
"The Germans think we were going crazy when we wanted to go back to Kiev. We tried to tell them that the city was now very peaceful, of course this may have been a bit early, but at least it was calmer than before. The idea of "
" to go home has been in our minds. Even if your body is safe, your soul will remain in that land and stay with your relatives in your hometown. "
In the past two months, it is difficult to buy train tickets from Poland and other countries to Ukraine because there are too many Ukrainians who want to go back. Many places need to book tickets two weeks in advance.
Kiev mayor Vitali Klitsinko (Vitali) Klitschko said that the capital is returning to its former vitality. Two-thirds of the 23.5 million citizens have returned, most checkpoints have been evacuated, stores have reopened, and supermarket shelves have been put on goods again.
On the surface, people here seem to be back to normal life,
But in the long run, are they too impulsive and naive to decide to come back?
Military conflict has not ended yet, and no one knows whether the bomb will blow up their homes.
However, it may also be because of experiencing war and peace that refugees know what is most important to them.
such as family, like homeland...
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