Manila Bulletin
21 Filipino seafarers arrive from Ukraine
Twenty-one Filipino seafarers from the MV S-Breeze, who were stranded in Ukraine since January 27, have arrived in the Philippines.
They were undergoing repairs at the Ilyichevsk Ship Yard in the Port of Odessa when Russia invaded Ukraine.
The seafarers requested repatriation due to the ongoing conflict and were extracted from Odessa to Moldova.
The extraction was facilitated by Philippine Honorary Consul Victor Gaina in Moldova, in coordination with the Philippine Embassy in Budapest.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed their arrival and stated that this brings the total number of Filipinos repatriated from Ukraine to at least 63.
Currently, 136 Filipinos have been evacuated from Ukraine, which is under Alert Level 4 due to the deteriorating security situation.
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Twenty-one Filipino seafarers from the MV S-Breeze were safely transported from Chornomorsk, Ukraine, to Chisinau, Moldova, between February 27 and March 1.
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As of Friday, 93 out of 209 accounted for Filipinos have left Ukraine, with 116 still remaining in the conflict-stricken country.
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As of Sunday, March 13, 2022, a total of 225 Filipinos have been repatriated from Ukraine.
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The Philippine government has ordered the mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Ukraine, raising the crisis alert level to Alert Level 4 (Mandatory Repatriation) due to the worsening conflict.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the crisis alert level to 4 in Ukraine, mandating the evacuation of all Filipinos from the country at government expense due to the "rapidly deteriorating security situation."
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