Leave Kyiv Urgently Today: India To Its Nationals In Ukraine
Mumbai: In a new advisory, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said, “All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available,” a statement tweeted by the Indian Embassy in Ukraine read.
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Meanwhile, Satellite images have captured Russian tanks on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital. There has been an outcry in the city since Friday. Over the weekend, it saw fighting in the streets and attacks on residential buildings.
India is trying to speed up the evacuation process with thousands of people stranded in the war-torn country. Nearly 8,000 people have been repatriated since Russia launched a “full-scale” invasion of Ukraine last week.
Indian students are being taken to Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic – all countries sharing borders with Ukraine – before being brought back to India under Operation Ganga.
The Indian government has set up a dedicated Twitter handle to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine as part of Operation Ganga.
The Twitter account lists helpline numbers in Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic – all countries that share borders with Ukraine.
Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine on Thursday morning after months of tension over the former Soviet republic’s proximity to NATO.
Around 16,000 Indian students are still stranded in Ukraine. Many have made desperate appeals for help, sharing photos and videos on social media from underground bunkers, and bomb shelters, where they have been sheltering from Russian bombs and missiles.
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