{"id":23162,"date":"2014-06-06T16:08:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=23162"},"modified":"2014-06-06T16:48:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T16:48:49","slug":"ghanaian-medical-students-stranded-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghanaian-medical-students-stranded-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian students stranded in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some Ghanaian students studying in Luhansk, Ukraine are currently stranded following the on-going clashes between the pro- Russian separatist and the Ukrainian Military forces.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Eight civilians are alleged to have died as a result of the raid.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <b>Citi News<\/b>, some Ghanaian students in the Luhansk area say they are not safe anymore noting that \u201cthe city is under siege, the Ukrainian army is firing from air, land everywhere. We want our government to get us home, we are struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to them, all attempts to reach the Ghana Mission has not yielded any result \u201cwe call them, they refuse to answer the call. We have sent them the names of all the Ghanaian students here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They further added that \u201call routes are blocked, the road to Kiev is blocked, the only free route is by train and that has been booked by the Indian embassy for its students. It is difficult to get access to Kiev.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Ukrainian conflict began in February 2014 after a series of violent events in the capital of\u00a0Kiev, culminated with the ousting of the then President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian President, Vladmir Putin and Ukrainian President,\u00a0Petro Poroshenko\u00a0met on Monday have called for\u00a0a quick end to the ongoing \u00a0bloodshed in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Ghanaian students studying in Luhansk, Ukraine are currently stranded following the on-going clashes between the pro- Russian separatist and the Ukrainian Military forces. The Russian Separatists on Monday took over two Ukrainian military bases in Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine after days of combat in the Soviet Nation. 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