Ukraine: The plan of Hellenic Armed Forces for the safe evacuation of Greeks

The crisis in Ukraine is escalating, with diplomatic efforts to prevent the Russian invasion from taking place, it seems.

The United States has threatened Russia with "paralyzing" sanctions in the event of an invasion, and efforts to de-escalate tensions have proved fruitless.

It is estimated that about 90,000 Greeks live in Ukraine. And the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff appearing to be drawing up a plan to evacuate them from the country in the event that the diplomatic crisis between Moscow and Kiev escalates into an immediate military conflict.

The wider area of ​​Donbass, which includes Mariupol as a center and forty Greek-speaking villages in a semicircle that reaches Donetsk, within a radius of about 120 km, has been for years one of the "busiest" areas in eastern Ukraine on the border with Russia, with Moscow-backed paramilitary groups in constant confrontation with the Ukrainian army.

According to protothema.gr, information has been communicated to both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, as well as to a number of competent services that could have some kind of involvement in the relevant operation.

The participation of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, given that there is already a relevant mobilization in search of ships that, if required, could be used either as floating hotels or for the transport of Greek diaspora members who, being within the war zone, would like to leave the area and relocate temporarily to other safer places or even to Greece.

Operation "Golden Fleece"

The information states that the guide for this new plan regarding Ukraine, will be Operation "Golden Fleece".

Operation Golden Fleece was a civilian evacuation operation...