Ukraine: Over 6000 Chinese register for evacuation – Embassy

The Chinese embassy in Ukraine has said that over 6,000 people have registered to be evacuated from the embattled country.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing has said that China is working to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine amid worsening tension following Russia’s invasion, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

According to the report, a spokesman for the ministry said all available resources are being mobilised to bring Chinese nationals to safety.

Some 600 Chinese students were evacuated on Monday from Kyiv and the southern port city of Odessa, the state-run Global Times newspaper reported, citing the Chinese embassy in the Ukrainian capital.

They had travelled by bus to neighbouring Moldova under an embassy escort and local police protection, according to the report, which cited an evacuee as saying the six-hour journey was “safe and smooth”.

A further 1,000 Chinese nationals will leave Ukraine on Tuesday bound for Poland and Slovakia, both European Union member states, the report added.