The U.S. Peace Corps announced on Feb. 24 that it had evacuated its volunteers from Ukraine, citing the deteriorating security climate in the country.
A statement posted to the U.S. government organization’s website said “all Peace Corps Ukraine volunteers are safe and accounted for, and have been successfully evacuated out of the country.”
The agency will continue to assess the safety and security climate in Ukraine, it said, adding that it hopes volunteers can return.
“The safety and security of its volunteers are the agency’s top priority,” reads the statement.
Calls to the agency’s Kyiv headquarters went unanswered on Feb. 24.
More than 200 Peace Corps Ukraine volunteers were working in the areas of education and youth and community development around the country, the statement said, adding that volunteers will participate in a transition conference this week.
Since the Peace Corps Ukraine program was established in 1992, more than 2,740 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Ukraine, according to the agency.
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