Gov’t to evacuate Georgian citizens from Ukraine to Poland
Georgia’s diplomatic missions to Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv continue operating in emergency 24-hour working modes. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The Georgian government has decided to designate bus routes to transport Georgian citizens from Ukraine’s western city of Lviv to Poland’s capital Warsaw in the wake of Russia’s ongoing military invasion.
Made in coordination with Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, the initiative will see 50 passengers per bus collected from Lviv’s 1 Universitetskaya Street every morning from 8 to 9 am local time between March 6-10.
Passengers are asked to call the numbers +380 (63) 376 77 68; +380 (63) 376 73 64 for registration for the transportation.
Georgia’s diplomatic missions to Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv continue operating in emergency 24-hour working modes to help the Georgian citizens to evacuate from Ukrainian territory due to war, the Georgian MFA said.
Russia began its military assault on Ukraine last week, following President Putin’s announcement of the recognition of the independence of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk on February 21.
The international community has condemned the invasion, expressing support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed citizens gathered at solidarity rallies for Ukraine across seven European cities, including Tbilisi, on Friday and told them “all of you today are Ukrainians.”
Zelensky expressed his gratitude for international support in his videolink address to the demonstrators, urging them not to be silent and continue supporting Ukraine’s efforts to fight against Russia’s ongoing military aggression.
An additional consular service will be set up in the Ukrainian city Lviv to assist Georgian citizens amid the intensified movement and concentration of citizens caused by the ongoing conflict in the country, the Georgian Foreign Ministry announced earlier today.
The Georgian government will make sure citizens of Ukraine stranded in Georgia by the outbreak of conflict in their country are “taken care of”, Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said on Monday.
The Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine and the Georgian consulates in the Ukrainian cities of Odessa and Donetsk have switched to an emergency working mode due to a "high risk of further escalation in Ukraine," the Georgian foreign ministry announced earlier today.
Approximately 2,000 Georgian citizens evacuated from Ukraine during the war have already returned home with the government’s assistance, said the Georgian Foreign Ministry on Sunday.
The Georgian Government has provided assistance to about 3,000 citizens of Georgia in Ukraine, while 100 Georgian nationals have returned from the country in the past week, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.