Ministry of Infrastructure will evacuate Ukrainians from other countries through Poland

15:39, 24.02.2022 1 min read

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has agreed with Poland on the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens who remained abroad to their homeland through its territory.

Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov told the Interfax-Ukraine agency currently the tour operator AZUR has 12,420 people abroad: 8,450 in Egypt, 307 in Male, 317 in Cuba, 636 in Zanzibar, 526 in Mexico, 248 in Turkey, 1,933 in the Dominican Republic.

Bees Airline also announced that about 3,000 people are planned to be evacuated from Egypt and the UAE in the next 10-14 days.

Kubrakov thanked the partners for their support and coordination.

The ministry continues to count citizens who will need to return to their homeland.

Ukraine International Airlines told the Ministry of Infrastructure that 725 UIA passengers were supposed to return to Ukraine on February 24 and 25. Of these, 180 people are from Turkey, the rest are from Hurghada in Egypt.