Government approves decision on evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Italy

The Government commissioned the Ministry of Infrastructure, together with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to provide emergency evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from the Italian Republic that reports the highest number of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 cases.

At an extraordinary meeting on March 14, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine also discussed a procedure of returning Ukrainian citizens back home. In particular, the State Customs Service will have to promptly check the luggage of the crew members and passengers of the flight evacuating the citizens of Ukraine.

The State Border Service is obliged to secure priority access to passport and security control while crossing the state border.