The Czech Republic has launched a pilot project for the voluntary return home of Ukrainians who have been granted temporary protection in the country, Radio Prague International reports.

As part of the pilot project, the Czech Republic will pay for bus tickets for Ukrainian refugees who want to return to Ukraine, and for sick people - transportation in an ambulance.

The pilot project will run from June to November. It is noted that the Czech Republic is ready to pay for up to 400 tickets. The government also agrees to organize medical transportation for a maximum of 30 patients. The program has been allocated 5.5 million koruna (over 240 thousand dollars). Ukrainian refugees will be able to use this opportunity only once.

At the same time, Magda Faltova, director of the Integration and Migration Association, is confident that only a small part of refugees will take advantage of this program. According to her, first of all, these may be people who do not have financial means or have some health problems. 

Faltova noted that in recent months the number of refugees with temporary protection has hardly changed. In April 2024, according to the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 339 thousand Ukrainian citizens lived in the country.