FM urges Ukrainians to leave Syria

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine recommends that Ukrainians wishing to leave Syria to contact Ukraine’s Embassy in Syria.

According to the Ministry’s press service, another group of Ukrainian citizens in Syria will be formed for evacuation to their homeland soon,

Ukrainian nationals can contact the Embassy of Ukraine in Syria by phone numbers: + 963 11 611 3016, + 963 11 667 0095, + 96 311 612 1488.

Ukraine’s Embassy in Lebanon can be reached by phone: + 961 592 1975, + 961 592 1972.

Ukrainian nationals can also contact the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine by phone: +38 044 238 1657; phone/fax: 044 253 1124 and e-mail: [email protected]

"If the security situation in Syria worsens sharply, further evacuation of our compatriots will be much more difficult and practically impossible under certain circumstances," the Ministry said, Interfax-Ukraine reported.