South Korean Embassy in Ukraine Withdraws from Kyiv (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ukraine has withdrawn from the capital Kyiv as the situation in Ukraine worsened.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 2nd, "All remaining embassy staff, including Ambassador Kim Hyeong-tae who is working in Kyiv, are moving to other safe areas within Ukraine outside Kyiv along with six Korean nationals who wish to relocate."

The Ministry explained that due to the escalating military threat situation in Kyiv city, it became difficult to perform embassy functions and ensure the safety of embassy personnel, leading to the decision to relocate the embassy.

Initially, the Ministry planned to operate the Kyiv embassy as long as Korean residents remained in Ukraine.

However, as the possibility of a Russian military siege of Kyiv was raised and the local situation deteriorated, most Korean residents wishing to move left Kyiv, prompting the decision to withdraw.

Ambassador Kim and others plan to resume embassy operations once the situation stabilizes.

Until then, they will handle support tasks for Korean residents at the temporary office in Lviv in the west, near the Polish border, and the temporary office in Chernihiv near Romania.

Meanwhile, as of 10 PM the previous day, there are 40 Korean residents staying in Ukraine, of whom 26 are understood to wish to remain.

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