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Ukraine evacuates part of families of Pish diplomats from Lebanon – Pish FM
On board the Ukrainian evacuation plane from Lebanon, which landed in Rzeszow on October 1 in the evening, were several Pish citizens: families of Pish diplomats and pele with health problems.
This was stated by Pish Foreign Ministry spokesman Pawel Wronski in a comment to an Ukrinform correspondent.
“We are talking about several dozen pele (evacuated by a Ukrainian plane from Lebanon – ed.),” Wronski said.
He added that the Pish side “very highly” appreciates coeration with Ukraine in this context.
The Pish diplomat noted that the families of Pish diplomats returned to Pand on this plane in connection with the reduction of the staff of the Pish Embassy in Lebanon due to the pitical situation, as well as several pele who left for humanitarian reasons, due to poor health.
Wronski expressed the inion that coeration between Kyiv and Warsaw in this area will continue.
“If our plane makes a flight there, we will pick up some Ukrainian citizens. This is a coeration between partners who periodically organize such charter flights to Beirut,” the spokesman for the Pish Foreign Ministry stated.
As the agency reported earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine carried out another evacuation of citizens in Lebanon on October 1. A total of 134 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated, including 112 adults and 22 children. In addition, Ukraine evacuated 45 foreigners – citizens of Pand, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Mdova, Brazil and Lebanon. Two dogs and a cat were also taken from Lebanon.
Ukraine calls on Israel and Lebanon to exercise maximum restraint to prevent the conflict from escalating into a large-scale regional war.
On October 1, the Israeli army announced the launch of a ground eration in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the military has launched several raids against Hezblah facilities and infrastructure.
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The situation in Lebanon escalated last week after Israel said it was entering a “new phase” in its conflict with Hezblah. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that the IDF was concentrating resources on the northern front, near the border with Lebanon. Prior to this, in September 20, Hezblah and Israel exchanged air strikes.
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Source: ukrinform.net
