Another repatriation flight brings Egyptians stuck in Ukraine home

Thousands of Egyptian students were in Ukraine at the start of the Russian invasion. The conflict has forced many to flee to other eastern European states.
Refugees
Ukrainian refugees disembark at Figo Maduro airport in Lisbon on March 10, 2022. The UN says at least 2.2 million people have fled Ukraine, with more than half now in Poland. - PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images
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More Egyptian citizens who have fled Ukraine flew back home Friday. 

Air Cairo flight SM 3605 departed Warsaw Chopin Airport at 9 p.m. local time, according to the airport’s flight log. The passengers were Egyptian citizens who escaped the war in Ukraine by entering Poland, the state-owned Al-Ahram reported. 

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