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Govt urges Irish citizens to leave Ukraine 'immediately'
The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising Irish citizens to leave Ukraine "immediately by commercial means".
Up until now, the Government had been advising against all non-essential travel to Ukraine, however that advice has now changed.
In a statement issued this afternoon, the department said it has upgraded travel advice for Irish people in Ukraine "following intensive consultations overnight and this morning with EU partners in Kyiv and Brussels, and with other partners".
"We advise against all travel to Ukraine and ask citizens currently in Ukraine to leave immediately by commercial means."
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0212/1279463-irish-ukraine-advice/