Government Raises Travel Alert for 12 Provinces in Southeastern and Northeastern Ukraine

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 25th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised the travel alert for 12 southern, eastern, and northern provinces of Ukraine, where military tensions are escalating due to the possibility of a Russian invasion, to Level 3 (Departure Advisory).

Including the three provinces of Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk, which were already at Level 3, a total of 15 out of 25 provinces in Ukraine are now designated as Level 3 areas.

The 12 newly added provinces are Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Odesa, and Mykolaiv.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided this after an emergency video conference with the Embassy of Ukraine and consultations with related departments, urging nationals residing in these areas to depart for safe regions as soon as possible unless for urgent matters.

Nationals residing in provinces not designated as Level 3 are also advised to leave for safe areas considering the volatile situation in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering issuing a Level 3 travel alert for the entire territory of Ukraine if necessary.

The Embassy of Ukraine is establishing a cooperative system with major countries' embassies, securing drinking water and emergency food supplies, and preparing evacuation and support plans for overseas nationals in case of emergencies.

Currently, there are a total of 565 overseas nationals residing in Ukraine, most of whom live near the capital, Kyiv.

Thirteen companies, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, POSCO, and Hyundai Rotem, have established operations there.

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