Overview
- Germany’s Interior Ministry reports that weekly protection requests from Ukrainian men aged about 18 to 22 have risen from roughly 100 to around 1,000 after Kyiv relaxed exit rules.
- Overall inflows have climbed through Germany’s distribution system, with 7,961 registrations in May, 11,277 in August and 18,755 in September, and 1,293,672 people linked to the war recorded in the foreigner registry as of October 4.
- Berlin’s CDU argues against building new accommodations and floats repurposing sites, while SPD officials insist on expanding capacity and keeping a 2,600‑bed buffer as local data show Ukrainian arrivals tripled from May to September.
- An IAB study finds about 242,000 Ukrainians employed by late 2024, tripling their share of Germany’s workforce to 0.6%, with researchers warning that moving new arrivals to the asylum‑benefit regime could slow integration.
- School data show 227,349 Ukrainian pupils in Q2 2025, underscoring medium‑term settlement patterns even as federal officials say it is unclear whether the latest surge will persist.