The majority of the more than one million Ukrainian citizens who fled to Germany after the Russian invasion feel welcome there, and about 37 percent of them would like to settle permanently or for several years, Reuters reported, citing a survey published today.  

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The survey involved 11,225 refugees and was carried out jointly by several authorities, including the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.

The survey indicated that 34% planned to stay until the war was over, and 27% were still undecided.

About 2% intend to leave within a year.

Germany has taken in more Ukrainian citizens than any other EU member state except Poland since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February and sparked the biggest movement of refugees since World War II.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to support Ukraine "as long as it takes" and, along with other Western countries, sent aid and weapons to Kyiv to stave off the Russian advance.

The majority of adult Ukrainian refugees - about 80% - are women, the survey shows.

In most cases, they are better educated than the average Ukrainian - 72% of them have completed higher education.

According to the survey, only 4% of Ukrainians know German well, but half of them attend language courses.

3/4 live in private housing, and only 9% live in state housing for refugees.

About 17% of Ukrainian refugees of working age were working at the time of the survey, and 71% of those employed had jobs requiring vocational or higher education.

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