As many as 244 Nepalis affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have safely reached their destinations.

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) formed a high level committee to support and rescue the Nepalis affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Issuing a statement on Monday, the committee said that the Nepalis have left Ukraine and reached Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Moldova.

Similarly, 154 people have reportedly got stuck along the borders towards Poland ( 130), Slovakia ( 12), Romania( 10) and Moldova ( two) and they are likely to cross the borders by this evening.  

According to the NRNA Ukraine, 40 Nepali families are permanently residing in Ukraine.

A meeting of the committee headed by its chair and Nepal’s Ambassador for Germany Ramkaji Khadka decided to take necessary initiatives to transport those Nepalis affected by the conflict to safer locations.  

The ambassador apprised the meeting that the Embassy had so far issued a travel permit for 34 Nepalis displaced from Ukraine since the recent developments there.  RSS