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22 Filipinos affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict await repatriation: DFA exec

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<p>MANILA — Twenty-two Filipinos who have been affected by Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine are waiting to be repatriated, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday.</p><p>Of the total, four are in the western city of Lviv in Ukraine, Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola said in a tweet.</p><p>Meanwhile, 13 are in Warsaw, Poland, while 5 are in Moldova, she added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DFAinUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DFAinUkraine</a><br/>REPATRIATION UPDATE (as of 1:22 pm, 27 February):<br/>Six (6) are already in the Philippines🇵🇭.<br/>The following are awaiting repatriation:<br/>13 in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱; 5 in Moldova 🇲🇩; and 4 in Lviv, Ukraine 🇺🇦. <a href="https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@teddyboylocsin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DFAPHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DFAPHL</a></p>— Sarah Lou Ysmael Arriola (@slyarriola) <a href="https://twitter.com/slyarriola/status/1497804218949783556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Arriola said six Filipinos have already returned to the country.</p><p>The DFA official confirmed in an interview on ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo that the 13 in Poland are already preparing to return to the Philippines.</p><p>These Filipinos crossed the Polish border from Ukraine and were met by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/27/22/13-pinoys-from-ukraine-cross-polish-border">13 Pinoys from Ukraine cross Polish border</a></li></ul><p>Arriola said 181 Filipinos have fled to Lviv from the capital city Kyiv, where most of the fighting is taking place.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/classified-odd/02/26/22/ukrainian-russian-troops-fight-on-streets-of-capital-kyiv">Ukrainian, Russian troops fight on streets of capital Kyiv</a></li></ul><p>Some Filipinos, she added, refuse to leave the country, such as those who are married to Ukrainians.</p><p>There are also household service workers in Kyiv who say they will evacuate with their employers, Arriola said.</p><p>On Sunday (Manila time), Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country&#x27;s troops would continue to fight against Russian forces.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/27/22/ukraine-vows-to-fight-on-as-russian-banks-expelled-from-global-system">Ukraine vows to fight on as Russian banks expelled from global system</a></li></ul><p>Russia&#x27;s assault is the biggest on a European state since World War II, threatening to upend the continent&#x27;s post-Cold War order.</p><p>The DFA earlier said those who need repatriation assistance are advised to contact the Philippine Embassy in Poland through the following contact details:</p><p>Email: (warsaw.pe@dfa.gov.ph)<br/>Emergency Mobile Number +48 604 357 396<br/>Office Mobile Number +48 694 491 663</p><p><strong>Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Kyiv, Ukraine</strong><br/>Mobile Number +380 67 932 2588</p><p>The DFA can also be reached through its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OFWHelpPH">Facebook page</a>.</p><div><strong>— With a report from Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1946185" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Twenty-two Filipinos who have been affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine are waiting to be repatriated, a DFA official said Sunday.