Poland evacuates nearly 180 ethnic Poles from Ukraine
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs finalized the evacuation of nearly 180 ethnic Poles from the war-stricken Donbass region in Ukraine. Initially there were 205 people waiting to be evacuated, but several of them refused to leave in the last moment.
Families with children dominate the evacuated group. They will be transported to Centers for Foreigners and provided with help by the representatives of the Office for Foreigners and NGOs. The Ministry plans to offer language and vocational courses and enroll children in public schools.
About 4,000 ethnic Poles lived in the eastern regions of Ukraine before the conflict started. Most have managed to escape by now, according to the MFA.
