Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- From 28 February to 15 March this year, Uzbekistan managed to take 5,884 compatriots out of the combat zone in Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, on 15 March 2022, 250 citizens of Uzbekistan were taken out of Ukraine through the airport in Katowice (Poland), including 43 women, 20 children and 8 babies.

“In the period from 28 February to 15 March, 26 flights took place. Thanks to the active efforts of diplomatic missions, 5,884 compatriots, including more than 300 women, over 700 children under 14, 40 people with disabilities, as well as students and labor migrants, were evacuated from the combat zone,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Ukraine (temporarily based in Lvov) provides assistance in transporting citizens of Uzbekistan located in remote regions of the country to evacuation points.

The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Poland issued 322 certificates for returning to their homeland for fellow citizens who do not have documents with them.