Lugansk, south east of Ukraine has the highest number of Nigerian student followed by Ternopil in the Western part of the country. A spokesman for the Lugansk People's Republic Vladimir Inogorodskikh has said that the situation in the region remain tense following Ukrainian President Poroshenko's decision not to prolong the ceasefire in the country’s southeast.
"The situation in the republic remains tense. The information available to us indicates that minor armed clashes are underway near Izvarino. The villages of Metalist and Zheltoye have come under artillery fire. Children are now being evacuated from an orphanage in the Kamennobrodsky district of Lugansk, where fighting is taking place at the moment," he told Interfax on Tuesday.