Ten South African students have landed at the OR Tambo International Airport after being stuck in Ukraine following that country’s invasion by Russia.
They arrived on Thursday morning after pharmaceutical giant Aspen and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation teamed up to help get them home.
The Durban-headquartered company says another 25 more South Africans are expected home later.
Twenty-three of them should arrive this weekend, while the remaining two students will board their flights next week after testing positive for Covid-19
Few days ago, Scores of Zambian students who were stranded in war-ravaged Ukraine arrived back home.
Millions of people have been fleeing Ukraine after Russia announced a “military operation” which has seen the bombardment of neighbouring Ukraine.
Scenes of wild jubilation were witnessed in Zambia’s capital Lusaka after the group of 79 students was reunited with their families. According to reports, the government facilitated their evacuation through Warsaw, Poland.
The relieved students were welcomed on the airport tarmac by Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanley Kakubo as well as Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda.
