Statements by the Russian authorities that there are allegedly 4 million Ukrainians on earnings in the Russian Federation are false propaganda.

This was announced on the air of ObozTV by the president of the All-Ukrainian Association of International Employment Companies Vasily Voskoboynik.

"I believe that the figure of 4 million is nothing more than a propaganda fake. There are not so many people working there. We have in Ukraine only 16 million people of working age. Who then stayed in our country? "- said the expert.

Voskoboynik in support of his words quoted statistics of the National Bank of Ukraine. According to the NBU, in 2017 "zarobitchane" from Poland sent $ 1.8 billion to Ukraine, and from Russia - only $ 440 million.

"Poland says that they have 1.2-1.3 million Ukrainians. A simple proportion shows that in Russia there are 4 times fewer people working. Based on the money sent, we can say that up to half a million Ukrainians work there, "he explained..