Viet Nam arranges first flights next week to evacuate citizens from Ukraine

Viet Nam will arrange first two flights next week to bring home over 550 citizens from Ukraine.

One of the flights, conducted by the national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines, is scheduled on March 7, carrying 283 citizens from Romania's Bucharest.

The other flight, conducted by Bamboo Airways, will depart from Poland's Warsaw on March 9, with 270 passengers onboard.

Under the Government's instructions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies to continue evacuating Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine to other neighboring countries.

As of 7:00 PM on March 5, more than 2,000 Vietnamese were sent from Ukraine to other countries, including more than 1,000 people to Poland, 370 people to Romania, 200 people to Moldova, 190 people to Hungary, and 40 to Slovakia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnamese in Ukraine and neighboring countries who need support can contact the following hotlines:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: +84-965411118, +84-981848484; Email: [email protected]

Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine: +380 (63) 8638999

Vietnamese Embassy in Russia: +79916821617

Vietnamese Embassy in Poland: 0048782257359

Vietnamese Embassy in Romania: 0040744645037

Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia: +421 2 5245 1263, +421 915 419 568.