According to the Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from Ukraine have arrived in Ghana.
They were received by officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration and Information.
The government has been facilitating processes for citizens to be evacuated through neighbouring border countries by land since the Ukrainian airspace has been shut.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway said the government of Ghana is committed to the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians as it has dispatched officials from Ghanaian missions in Europe to various Ukrainian borders to move Ghanaians to safety following the war between Ukraine and Russia.
She stated that Ghana has already requested the five European countries bordering Ukraine to help facilitate easy passage into their countries.
Government has already has scheduled a meeting later today, Tuesday, with relatives of affected Ghanaians in Ukraine to address them on efforts to get them back to Ghana safely.
