The government of Zimbabwe said on Sunday it would assist its nationals stranded in Ukraine to return home as conflict rages on in the Eastern European country.

Zimbabwe's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade said it had dispatched an official to Poland, from where stranded nationals would be assisted to travel back to the Southern African country.

"The Government wishes to inform all students who have left Ukraine to urgently get in touch with the government official in Poland. The government has already dispatched an official to Poland to organize their stay in Poland and buy their tickets to Zimbabwe," the ministry wrote on Twitter.

"All those who are stranded and wish to travel to Zimbabwe will be assisted."

Zimbabwe becomes the latest African country to initiate efforts to help its nationals flee the war in Ukraine, as Russia continues its military operations.

Poland has since become the gateway out of Ukraine, as many countries advise their citizens to use it as a route to return home.