Brozmanová Gregorová, AlžbetaBambúch, Filip2025-03-172025-03-172025978-1-032-78599-8978-1-032-80390-6978-1-003-50577-8https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003505778-5https://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/232In: Humanitarian aid and empowerment of Ukrainian refugees : the case of Visegrad Group countries: Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. 1. vyd. Abingdon : Routledge, 2025. ISBN 978-1-032-78599-8. Pp. 62-77.Commencement of the unprovoked Russian aggression against Ukraine triggered a huge wave of refugees. Assisting these people in recovering from the psychological trauma, rebuilding their self-confidence, and integrating into the economic and labour activities of their new host countries poses a significant challenge. V4 countries, as a part of EU member states, are putting forth considerable efforts to support these refugees. They now host around a quarter of all Ukrainians who have fled their country following the Russian invasion. Nevertheless, integrating Ukrainian refugees is intricate and demands substantial resources. Initially, in the early stages of the conflict, V4 countries extended various forms of assistance to Ukrainians, driven by a moral obligation to aid a nation defending shared values and its freedom, without considering economic factors. However, as the number of refugees grew, countries began encountering challenges in accommodating and integrating them and are now seeking a balanced approach. The chapter contains an analysis of the structure of the support system for people coming from Ukraine in V4 countries, including the scope of actions taken by the government administration, involvement of local governments, and civil society in support initiatives.enCC BY-NC-ND Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives („uvedenie autora – bez odvodeného obsahu“) 4.0.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessintegrácia cudzincovintegration of foreignerskrajiny V4V4 countriesobčianska spoločnosťcivil societymiestne samosprávylocal governmentsUkrajinautečencirefugeesArticle