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About 50 foreign students from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and other countries were evacuated with China's convoy from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy on Tuesday, as the last group of 115 Chinese students who had been stranded in the region were moved to safe areas by bus, the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine told the Global Times on Wednesday. 

"There were over 10,000 people evacuating from Sumy, including citizens from China, India, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Singapore among others. Three batches of evacuation were arranged, and China's convoy was able to leave in the first batch under the coordination of the embassy with local authorities," an embassy staffer familiar with the matter told the Global Times. 

According to the embassy, about 50 foreign students from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and other countries were evacuated with China's convoy.

Shortly after they set off and drove into safe areas, the second batch of buses were forced to stop temporarily as they encountered bombardments, the embassy noted. 

The students who were evacuated with China's convoy are scheduled to arrive in western Ukraine's Lviv on Wednesday. Upon their arrival, the embassy will provide food, water, and other supplies to both the Chinese and foreign students.

So far, all Chinese nationals in Ukraine have been moved out of the country's dangerous zones, the Global Times learned exclusively from the embassy.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry reminded on Wednesday at the routine media briefing that those who insisted on staying in Ukraine should pay close attention to their safety, and strengthen precautions and emergency preparations. The ministry and the embassy listed contacts for timely assistance in case of an emergency.