The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hannah Tetteh has ordered the Ghanaian mission in Ukraine to attend to the needs of the stranded Ghanaian students in the country while \u00a0the Ministry monitors the ongoing situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
This follows a recent appeal by some Ghanaian students in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine for government to rescue them from \u00a0Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n
According the students their<\/span> lives were at risk as a result of the on-going<\/span> clashes between the pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n The Russian Separatists on Monday took over two Ukrainian military bases in Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine after days of combat in the Soviet Nation.<\/p>\n Eight civilians have been confirmed dead as a result of the raid.<\/p>\n Reacting to the ongoing situation via her twitter<\/span> handle, Hannah Tetteh admitted that, the attention of her Ministry had been drawn to the plight of the Ghanaian students in the Luhansk area.<\/p>\n She also revealed that \u00a0the Ghanaian mission has been directed to cater for \u00a0the train fare of the students \u00a0to Kiev and house them for a week while the situation in the Luhansk area is monitored.<\/p>\n @EPTON_233<\/a> we have asked the mission to take care of their train fares to Kiev, & house them for a week while monitoring the situation<\/p>\n \u2014 Hanna Tetteh (@HannaTetteh) June 6, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n @EPTON_233<\/a> during this period we<\/span> will assess the most appropriate further action regarding their stay in Ukraine \u2014 Hanna Tetteh (@HannaTetteh) June 6, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to her, information at the Ghanaian embassy in Moscow shows that there are currently 150 students in Luhanks and the Donesk<\/span> area.<\/p>\n