The National Union of Ghanaian Students, NUGS, has confirmed that their colleagues in the city of Chernivtsi-Ukraine, have arrived safely in Romania, and are receiving care from the Romanian government following arrangements with Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A statement said, their food, shelter, and basic needs are all being taken care of. According to NUGS, 21 students are at the Hungarian border getting ready to enter Hungary, while about 150 students have set off from Ukraine to Hungary including about 400 Nigerians. Speaking with the Honorary Consular-General in Budapest and the Ghana Ambassador in Prague, they preferred the students remain in one place. This is to help them to know their total number and arrange for air tickets. However, if a student already has a ticket, they can be taken to the airport and flown to Ghana.
Police detain demonstrators in Russia:
Meanwhile, Police have detained more than 900 people protesting against the invasion of Ukraine in 44 cities across Russia today. According to data released by an independent monitoring group, the arrests bring the total number of anti-war protesters detained in Russia to over 4,000 since the conflict began four days ago. The protests coincided with the seventh anniversary of the murder of opposition politician and Putin critic Boris Nemtsov. Demonstrators in Moscow have been detained at an improvised memorial near the Kremlin site where Nemtsov was shot. One of the largest demonstration sites is in St Petersburg, where photographs show police detaining some of the several thousand protesters who have gathered in the city centre.
Ukrainian Volunteer in defence:
As the Russian invasion continues, thousands of ordinary Ukrainians are volunteering to fight to defend their neighbourhoods, despite many having no previous military experience. Men between the ages of 18 and 60 are banned from leaving the country and have been urged to fight. The Ukrainian Defence Minister says 25,000 guns have been handed over to territorial defence members in the Kyiv region alone. The BBC Ukrainian service says it visited one centre in the capital, Kyiv where it saw weapons being distributed.
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