Ukraine evacuates 234 people from Lebanon: what’s happening there
2 October 2024 08:51
on 1 October 2024, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, with the support of the Polish government and SkyUp, evacuated 179 people from Lebanon. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" citing the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s press service.
Among the evacuees:
- 134 citizens of Ukraine (112 adults, 22 children);
- 45 foreigners:
- 16 Polish citizens
- 6 citizens of the Czech Republic;
- 9 citizens of Lithuania;
- 12 citizens of Moldova;
- 1 citizen of Brazil;
- 2 citizens of Lebanon.
Three pets were also evacuated.
This is the third evacuation mission from Lebanon. The previous ones took place on 3 August (30 Ukrainians) and 4 September (25 Ukrainians) in 2024. A total of 234 people were evacuated.
“…we managed to successfully evacuate all those who expressed a desire to return home. The operation was carried out promptly and without complications, taking into account the existing threats to the security of citizens in the region,”
– the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported.
Citizens of Ukraine who remained in the country, but still want to evacuate, can contact
- the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon: tel. ( 961) 5921668, email: [email protected]
- the hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: 38-044-238-16-57.
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What is happening in Lebanon
Israel is attacking Lebanon because it is the centre, centre and extensive network of the Shiite militant organisation Hezbollah. The group considers Israel its mortal enemy and is recognised as a terrorist organisation by most Western governments and even the Arab League. Nevertheless, Hezbollah is actively involved in Lebanese political life and is a very influential political force in the country and in the region. Many commentators call the organisation a proxy of Iran, i.e. a group acting in its interests.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry advised Ukrainians to refrain from travelling to Lebanon in late July, just before an Israeli air strike on the capital Beirut. on 18 September, pagers, mobile phones and other equipment began to explode en masse in Lebanon. Israel has not claimed responsibility for this act, but it is believed that in the vast majority of cases, Hezbollah members were killed or injured in the explosions.
In response , Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel from Lebanon. After that, Israel launched limited ground operations on the border with Lebanon, and on the night of 1 October, Israeli ground forces invaded Lebanon. In response , Iran attacked Israel with 180 missiles.
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