Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 26)— More than 40 Filipinos have been evacuated from Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to another city and are set to return home to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday.
In a statement, the DFA confirmed that the Filipino nationals safely arrived in the western city of Lviv on Friday.
“More Filipinos are expected to arrive in Lviv in the coming days,” the department added.
The DFA said its foreign posts would assist the group in entering Poland, where they can board their flights back to the Philippines.
At least six Filipinos have returned home from the former Soviet country, which has been under attack by Russian military forces since Thursday.
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