Mexico’s ambassador to Ukraine, Olga Beatriz García Guillén, left the country on Wednesday, along with other Mexicans and their families fleeing the Russian invasion.
García Guillén and the refugees entered Romania at Siret, a town on the border with southwestern Ukraine, under an operation by the Mexican government.
After a 19-hour journey from Kyiv, the ambassador said many Mexicans were still unable to leave because of the state of emergency.
The group of Mexicans, their partners, and several diplomatic staff members were expected to depart for Mexico on a military plane on Thursday.
However, García Guillén indicated she would remain in the Romanian border area in order to support repatriation operations.
The U.N. refugee agency said Sunday about 368,000 people have fled Ukraine, many into bordering nations like Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia.
Amid the horrors and chaos, volunteers from far and wide are showing support by extending help to those whose lives are being shattered by war.
Captain Marius Ruz of the Romania Ministry of Interior said they were prepared to support the huge influx of refugees.
“We all work as a team, and we make sure everyone gets the assistance they need,” Ruz said.
