Nana Kwame Appiah Denis, a Ghanaian student studying in Ukraine, has disclosed that the crisis is making it impossible for him and his countrymen there to withdraw money from ATMs.
"I am safe where I am, but a lot of students, particularly from the western part of Ukraine, are fleeing to Poland right now. Poland, Romania, and Slovakia have opened their borders to foreign nationals as of right now.
You will be recommended not to bring too much so that it would be simpler to carry the little things you have with you. As of right now, we know that many students are organizing buses.
The Government of Ghana expressed concerns about the safety of Ghanaian students in Ukraine following the conflcit with Russia.
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In series of tweets on Thursday February 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said “The Government of Ghana is gravely concerned about the security and safety of our over 1000 students and other Ghanaians in Ukraine and has asked them to shelter in place in their homes or in government places of shelter, as we engage the authorities, our relevant diplomatic missions and our honorary consul on further measures.”
Meanwhile, Ghana’s Honorary Consul to Ukraine, Dr. Albert Kitcher has said it is not possible to evacuate Ghanaian students and Ghanaians in general from Ukraine at the moment following the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
He said the airspace of Ukraine has been shut hence, air travels are not possible.
Alternatively, he said, Ghanaians living close to the Russian borders will need to relocate to safer locations in Ukraine.
He added “Where we are now, if we have everything we cannot evacuate because the Airspace of Ukraine is currently shut. What can be done is, if we identify any areas that prove to be problematic or people will be vulnerable there, to relocate them or evacuate them to a safer place.
“We had all these in plan knowing this will develop, so already, the Mission and the Ministry was working on the modalities to get the students out .
“If there will be any evacuation it will be an evacuation to safer place. We ourselves are looking at the situation, as it is now, if a place is so close to the Russian border we will want people to move from there. I had a communication also from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine and they advise that people stay calm.”
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Although Ghanaian students in Ukraine have said they are safe in the interim, they have asked the Government of Ghana to prioritize evacuating them from that country due to the crisis with Russia.