Nine Malaysians, along with two dependents and a Singaporean who were evacuated from Kyiv, Ukraine, have arrived safely in Poland early this morning and were greeted by two Malaysian Embassy officials in the country.

Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, through Twitter, announced that the convoy led by the head of the Temporary Task Force of the Malaysian Embassy in Ukraine Fadhilah Daud is now heading to the Polish capital.

"They are heading to Warsaw at the moment and are expected to return to Kuala Lumpur in the near future," he said.

Meanwhile, Wisma Putra, via a post on Twitter, said the convoy arrived safely at the Korczowa-Krakovets border at 5.45am Malaysian time (10.45pm, Feb 26 local time).

"Wisma Putra is always in touch with embassy officials about the location, security and the accompanying convoy," it said.

It is understood that the evacuation plan for Malaysians is by road to Poland, which covers a journey of 782km.

Yesterday, the South China Morning Post reported that Malaysian diplomats fled Kyiv in four cars and government sources have allegedly complained that their evacuation was bungled due to Wisma Putra's belief that a Russian invasion would not happen.

According to its report, the party comprising eight Malaysians and two foreign national dependents decided to "make a run for it" after their chartered bus failed to arrive.

Citing sources, the officials reportedly laid blame on others in the government, including Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Saifuddin, for their dismissive stance towards Western intelligence in January about the imminent Russian invasion.

One source told SCMP that Putrajaya regarded the intelligence as "Western narrative", causing the evacuation mission to become a "cluster f***".

"This situation is partly the consequence of having a minister who is so desperate to not fall for Western narrative, he starts believing the nonsense peddled by the other side," a source told SCMP.

Yesterday, Ismail Sabri was reported to have said that the evacuation of the remaining Malaysians in Ukraine was in full swing while 13 Malaysians had left the country in the past few weeks due to the uncertain situation in the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched an invasion into eastern Ukraine, calling it a special military operation and claiming that Russia's security was under threat.

Following that, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared a state of emergency throughout the country.

Russia's assault is the biggest on a European state since World War Two and threatens to upend the continent's post-Cold War peace.

Ukraine has also announced the closure of its airspace for public use, as it is ‘high risk’ to civil aviation.

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