By Jerry Choong
SHAH ALAM, Feb 27 — The convoy of Malaysians evacuated from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv has safely arrived at the border of Ukraine and Poland, said Wisma Putra.
It said the convoy, consisting of nine Malaysians, two Ukrainian dependants, and one Singaporean national, was led by Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Fadhilah Daud.
“The convoy safely arrived at the Korczowa-Krakovets border at 5.45am on February 27 (Malaysian time 10.45pm on February 26)
“The convoy was received by two officials from the Embassy of Malaysia in Poland. All evacuees and accompanying officials will be making their way to Warsaw,” Wisma Putra said in a statement.
It added that it is in constant contact with officials of the Embassies on their location, safety as well as of the accompanying convoy
Yesterday Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the Embassy of Malaysia in Ukraine is evacuating the remaining Malaysian citizens in the country, adding that 13 Malaysians had already left the country in the past several weeks.
On Thursday, Russian president Vladimir Putin declared a special military operation would be carried out in the Donbas region of east Ukraine.
In response, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a state of emergency throughout the country, with Ukraine announcing the closure of its airspace for public use due to the ‘high risk’ to civil aviation.
