BEIRUT—Ahmad Abdallah and Hussein Chokor are among the lucky Lebanese students who made it home safely following a perilous journey across Ukraine to escape the bombardment of Kharkiv by invading Russian troops.
The first group of Lebanese expatriates fleeing the war in Ukraine, including 40 university students, arrived in Beirut early on March 2 through Romania. While relieved to be safe, students were worried about the fate of their education.
“I was supposed to graduate in two months,” said Abdallah, 24, a sixth-year medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University. “Now my future is hanging by a thread.”
He added: “I am fortunate to get out. Many are still trapped in Ukraine.”