Ministry of Transport working to return Belarusian truck drivers from Ukraine

17 марта 2022

The Ministry of Transport continues to make efforts to return Belarusian truck drivers from Ukraine. The work is being carried out around the clock in close cooperation with the Foreign Ministry and the embassies of Belarus and Ukraine. There are now 55 of our international drivers in the territory of our southern neighbor, while yesterday there were 116. In addition, we are making every effort to ensure that truck drivers from other countries could also return to their home country through our territory.

Bodies of dead truckers brought to Belarus 


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed about the fate of the Belarusian citizens, killed in Ukraine. On March 10, tragic information was received and confirmed about the deaths of two truck drivers in the town of Korosten, Zhytomyr region. They did not manage to leave the conflict zone and were forced to live in their cars. Today, the bodies of the two men have been taken to Belarus. As the Ministry noted, we have managed to find understanding from the Ukrainian side in this situation. Much has been done from our side in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, the Border Committee and other government agencies.

Anatoly Glaz, head of the Department of Information and Digital Diplomacy, spokesman for the Belarusian Foreign Ministry:
We would like to thank our people, employees of a private Belarusian company, who, despite the risk to their lives, volunteered to assist in the repatriation of fallen compatriots to the Republic of Belarus. And in very difficult conditions they accomplished this task. At their request we will not mention their names, but we sincerely believe that such a deed deserves respect and is an example of genuine civil society in our country. Once again we express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of our fallen compatriots.