Ministry of National Defense: "Ukrainian Transport Aircraft Deployment Possible Upon Government Request"
On the afternoon of the 26th, an Air Force transport plane carrying local Afghan collaborators and their families is entering the apron at Incheon International Airport.
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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] As Russia deploys troops to eastern Ukraine, escalating the risk of war between the two countries, the Ministry of National Defense stated, "We will actively cooperate to evacuate overseas nationals if requested."
On the 22nd, the Ministry of National Defense said, "We are closely monitoring the future developments of the recent Ukraine situation and maintaining a tight cooperation system among related agencies," adding, "We are also preparing for an overseas nationals evacuation operation."
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, due to the shelling exchanges in the Donbas region, a conflict area in eastern Ukraine, the Korean Embassy in Ukraine urgently notified Korean nationals residing locally on the 19th to evacuate and withdraw promptly. As of 6 p.m. local time on the 19th, the identified Korean nationals in Ukraine included 14 missionaries, 5 international students, and 49 others such as self-employed individuals and permanent residents.
Currently, about 40 Korean residents plan to leave the area by land, but if the situation worsens, a transport aircraft will have to be dispatched. In the event of a rapid change such as Russia invading Ukraine, a similar operation to last August's Afghanistan assistance evacuation operation (Miracle Operation) may be carried out.
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In August last year, the military dispatched two C-130 air transport planes and one KC-330 to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The transport planes rescued and transported about 380 Afghan residents who had cooperated with Korea back to Korea.
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