The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel announced that a third evacuation flight for Ukrainian citizens has departed Israel. The flight left around 10:30 p.m. local time with 74 Ukrainian citizens, mostly women and children, onboard. It departed from Tel Aviv en route to Bucharest, the embassy said on Facebook. The first evacuation flight for Ukrainian citizens departed on October 14. According to the Foreign Ministry, there were 207 Ukrainians onboard, including 63 children. The second flight carried out 155 citizens, mostly women and children. To read the original story on RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, click here.
Another Evacuation Flight For Ukrainian Citizens Departs Israel, Says Embassy
Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, on October 14.