A first humanitarian flight left with 282 Ukrainians that had been stranded in the Dominican Republic. The Ukrainians had flown here to vacation primarily in the Punta Cana area to find themselves without return flights. A first United Airlines flight was arranged to fly the Ukrainians to Amsterdam, Holland.
Llona Oleksandrivna, honorary consul for Ukraine in the Dominican Republic, estimates that 2,500 Ukrainians are stranded here. Thousands of Russians have also been affected but are gradually finding flights back. Russian flights are direct to Russian cities from Punta Cana.
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Diario Libre
Diario Libre
OPB
Presidency
7 March 2022