The first plane to bring Uzbek citizens remaining in Poland back has departed

A special plane flew from Tashkent to Katowice, Poland, to bring Uzbeks back for evacuation from Ukraine. The “Dunyo” news agency reported this.

It was noted that on 28 February, at 12:45 Tashkent time a special aircraft of the airline «Uzbekistan Airways» was supposed to land at the airport of Katowice, having departed from Tashkent.

According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Kyiv, seven buses have been rented to speed up the movement of citizens through the Krakovets crossing point in Ukraine. With their help, the Ukrainian-Polish border was crossed 11 times.

At present, 262 Uzbeks have been transported to Katowice airport. To date, more than 560 Uzbeks have crossed the border into Poland.

"Organizational matters are decided by the staff of the Uzbek Embassy in Warsaw, on the border with Poland. At the border, our citizens are provided with food, recreation for the elderly and women with young children. Work in this regard is ongoing”,-the report says.
Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 21 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in the Kremlin recognizing the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People’s Republic (PRC) in eastern Ukraine. Russia later increased the threat of war against Ukraine, noting that the borders of independent republics are to extend to the whole territories of the provinces, which are known as Luhansk and Donetsk.

Officials from the US, the European Union, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Japan also imposed sanctions on Russia after Putin’s urgent decision.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian military had launched a «special military operation» in Donbass in eastern Ukraine and that Russian troops had launched an offensive against Ukraine. Putin justified this move with the request of the leaders of the pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.

Zelensky then addressed the citizens of Russia in Russian, saying that the Ukrainians «do not need a cold, hot or hybrid war», and that the Ukrainians are ready to meet the attackers. The president soon broke diplomatic relations with Russia.

First, Russian troops launched missile strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv. President Zelensky declared a state of emergency. The agency also reported that Russian troops entered the Kharkiv and Odessa regions.

Shortly after the attack began, Vitaliy Kiselev, an advisor to the Minister of the Interior, stated that the towns of Schaste and Stanitsa had come under the control of LHR.

The attack on Ukraine was a serious blow to the Russian economy. Stocks of Russian companies plummeted, and trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange plunged. «Gazprom», «LUKOIL» and other large companies suffered losses.

On 25 February, Zelensky announced a general military mobilization in Ukraine. It was stated that the call would take place in a number of regions and cities of the country.