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Ukrainians stranded by war while on holiday in Egypt head home

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Reuters UK

By Anita Komuves tBUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Ukrainians who were on vacation in Egypt when Russia invaded their country have arrived in Budapest in recent days, with most setting off for home even as fighting there grows worse by the day. Chartered flights organised by the Ukrainian and Egyptian embassies in Hungary have brought 2,600 Ukrainians to Budapest from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since March 5 and would end on Friday, spokesperson for Budapest Airport, Katalin Valentinyi, told Reuters. Ukraine closed its airspace to commercial flights when Russian President Vladimir …

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