Uzbekistan evacuates Uzbek citizens in Ukraine through Poland

Uzbekistan is evacuating its citizens in Ukraine through Poland.

It is noted that the Embassy plans to repatriate Ukrainian citizens through Poland.

“Crossing the border is possible only in the presence of representatives of Uzbek embassies in Ukraine and Poland, centrally in buses. In all other cases, you’ll have trouble at the border.

At the same time, we wish to emphasize that women, children, students, and the elderly are at the forefront of the list of evacuees.
We want to assure you that we will do everything possible to safely evacuate our citizens”. -said the report.
Calling Soliyev Maruf to contact the embassy was asked. Telephone: (+380 96 102 10 95).

It should be noted that thousands of Uzbek migrants, students and medical personnel were in Ukraine, which was currently being attacked by Russia. The official number of Uzbeks registered with the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Kyiv is 4,300.

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 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 24 February, 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 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 Internal Affairs, 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 plummeted. «Gazprom», «LUKOIL» and other large companies suffered losses.