At least 100 Ecuadorians have not yet left Ukraine, according to the Foreign Ministry

Some remain trapped in the crisis zone, while others refuse to leave the country, according to the Foreign Ministry around 100 Ecuadorians are in Ukraine.

At least 470 Ecuadorians managed to escape the war in Ukraine and arrived in the country. Some arrived on their own and the largest group traveled on two humanitarian flights from Poland and Hungary and one commercial flight from Mexico, however there are still compatriots who cannot leave the war zone with Russia.

En un tercer vuelo humanitario, traeremos a más ecuatorianos que ya están en Polonia, Hungría, Eslovaquia y Rumania. Coordinamos con organismos internacionales un plan para extraer a los ciudadanos que continúan atrapados en las zonas de conflicto. pic.twitter.com/FbeKpreaPs

— Juan Carlos Holguin (@juancaholguin) March 7, 2022

For example, Lucas is in Lviv, on the border with Poland, waiting for the passport for his Ukrainian couple. He has lived in Ukraine for 5 years, the last two with his partner, the process for the passport began two months ago, but the war broke out. He now he waits for the document to arrive at the post office to go out. This 4 months after finishing his veterinary career.

However, this Monday, March 07, 2022, in his official account, Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín mentioned that more compatriots will arrive in Ecuador on a third humanitarian flight.