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Foreign Ministry planning to evacuate Thais in Ukraine

People carry the giant national flag during the Unity March, which is a procession to demonstrate Ukrainians’ patriotic spirit amid growing tensions with Russia, in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb 19, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to evacuate 250 Thais living in Ukraine amid escalating tensions with Russia.

Tanee Sangrat, director-general of the ministry’s Department of Information, said Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport in Lviv will be the first option for evacuation. Lviv is about 540 kilometres west of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and about 70km from the border with Poland.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Poland will ask all employers in the country to help get their Thai staff to Lviv. If necessary, the embassy will arrange transport to evacuate them from the…

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