The National Union of Ghana Students(NIGS), is reporting that the first batch of Ghanaian students stuck in Ukraine following Russia invasion, have safely been evacuated to Romania.
According to the students body, some students, who were in the city of Chernivtsi, were evacuated following efforts from the Ghana Government.
This comes less than 24 hours after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said it was engaging Ghana’s Mission in Berne, Switzerland and the Honorary Consulate in Ukraine to evacuate the students.
It indicated that due to closure of Ukrainian airspace, the only viable means by evacuation was by land to neighboring countries such as Moldova, Belarus, Slovakia and Hungary.
“The officials of relevant Ghanaian diplomatic missions and Honorary Consuls are on standby to facilitate the passage of students who had commenced their journey by road to Romania and Hungary,” the statement added.
NUGS, who are relieved with the development, disclosed the arrival of its members via their official twitter page.
“We have confirmed very reliably that Ghanaian students who were in the city of Chernivtsi-Ukraine have arrived safely in Romania,” it said.
It also stated, the students are being catered for by the Romanian government.
Another batch is expected to be evacuted to Hungary, NUGS indicated.
