{"id":63214,"date":"2022-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/63214\/lebanese-in-ukraine-call-on-government-for-evacuation"},"modified":"2022-02-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T00:00:00","slug":"lebanese-in-ukraine-call-on-government-for-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63214\/lebanese-in-ukraine-call-on-government-for-evacuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese In Ukraine Call On Government For Evacuation"},"content":{"rendered":"Early this morning, we awoke to news of Russian forces launching an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air, and sea in what is being described as the biggest act of offense on a European country since World War II. <br \/>  <br \/>  Shortly thereafter, videos surfaced of Lebanese nationals living in Ukraine asking for the government&#8217;s assistance in their evacuation. It is estimated that there are 5,000 Lebanese students currently studying in Ukraine, many of whom had fled Lebanon due to the excruciating economic crisis. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lebanese in Ukraine are calling on the Lebanese MFA to assist in their evacuation. (Reposted)<br><br>Reportedly there are 5,000 Lebanese in Ukraine, many of whom are university students. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBv3fiATB6\">pic.twitter.com\/qBv3fiATB6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lebanese News and Updates (@LebUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LebUpdate\/status\/1496798470379687939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Many also turned to Twitter to ask for resources as the embassy appeared to be unresponsive:<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My brother is stuck in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ukraine<\/a> and the Lebanese embassy in Kyiv is not answering any phone calls or email requests. Does anyone know how and who can help?<\/p>\u2014 MFahs (@MFahs28) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFahs28\/status\/1496744047435730947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">URGENT please<br>Anyone has any information about evacuating lebanese from Ukraine? (Lebanese embassy x Ministry of affairs)????<\/p>\u2014 Carole Mansour (@MansourCarole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MansourCarole\/status\/1496755577850150913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  It is also important to note that as of this morning, Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights making it even more difficult for individuals without state support to leave. Sadly, considering the fact that Lebanon is a broke state, it could prove extremely difficult to carry out evacuations. <br \/>  <br \/>  Last Sunday, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry advised Lebanese nationals to &#8220;quickly leave the country&#8221; as tensions were mounting. They did not mention that they would be providing any support.  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