Chinese nationals' evacuation in Ukraine complete! All safe: embassy
The last batch of 115 Chinese students who had been stranded in Sumy under siege safely arrived in western Ukraine's Lviv by train on Wednesday and were warmly received by the Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine, drawing a perfect conclusion to one of China's largest evacuation operations in history. It marked the successful completion of the mission as all 6,000 Chinese nationals in the country were moved to safe regions, the Global Times learned from the Chinese embassy in Ukraine.
A red banner hanging at the Lviv train station reads "Kids, Motherland takes you home."
"These days in the face of the worsening security situation, you hid in basements, ate poorly, slept little, and suffered in fear. Today, I have come to pick you up and take you home on behalf of my country and the Chinese people! I want to tell you that the danger is over, and you are safe now. You will soon be back in the arms of your motherland," Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong said as he arrived at the Lviv train station on Wednesday.
Over the past few days, the hearts of all Chinese people were tied to the 6,000 Chinese nationals in Ukraine, and the embassy tried all possible means to pull our students, fellow citizens out of danger, Fan said. It has been a difficult task, he said, amid the increasingly complex security situation in Ukraine under gunfire and bombardment. Read More...
