Ukraine invasion: as thousands of Asians struggle to evacuate ahead of Russian advance, some are vowing to stay

By Sonia Sarkar,Kok Xinghui

As Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, several Asian governments are scrambling to evacuate their citizens via its neighbours to the west. Japan said it had an estimated 120 citizens in Ukraine as of late January and evacuation flights were being arranged out of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged citizens to make their way to the west, towards Poland or Hungary.India said it had already evacuated 4,000 Indians since it started repatriating citizens home a…

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