The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine denied allegations of unequal treatment of foreign students leaving Ukraine due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.

"Discrimination of any kind, which includes discrimination based on race, skin color or nationality, has never been condoned in Ukraine which has been a key destination for foreign students from all corners of the globe for decades. The Ukrainian government takes very seriously all accounts alleging unequal treatment, including when it comes to the crossing of the state border by foreign citizens. We continue to prioritize supporting foreign citizens to leave Ukraine as safely and as quickly as possible," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Facebook on Sunday.

The ministry said that over the past week, the government of Ukraine has assisted more than 130,000 foreigners to leave the country, including 10,000 Indian, 2,500 Chinese, 1,700 Turkmen and 200 Uzbek students.

The ministry calls on diplomatic missions of other countries to be more proactive in joining our efforts to evacuate their nationals from the conflict zones, and keep regular contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and urges all foreign governments to demand from President Putin that he immediately stops his war on Ukraine.

"Russian armed forces continue to shell Ukrainian cities in violation of the ceasefire agreement. This has a direct, negative impact on our ability to secure the safe evacuation of foreign citizens out of Ukraine. Russia’s armed aggression continues to result in the killing and maiming of innocent people, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and it continues to create obstacles for the safe departure of foreign citizens," the ministry said in the statement.