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The Indian Embassy in Ukraine today tweeted to say that special trains for evacuations have been arranged for Indian students by the former Soviet state and advised them to report at the railway station in Kyiv as the weekend curfew there has been lifted. The students will be moved to western parts in special trains put up by the Ukraine Railways, it said.
“Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv. All students are advised to make their way to the railway station for onward journey to the western parts. Ukraine Railways is putting special trains for evacuations,” it said on Twitter.
Currently, Indian students are being moved to Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic – all nations which share border with Ukraine – before they are brought back to India under Operation Ganga.
Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv. All students are advised to make their way to the railway station for onward journey to the western parts.
Ukraine Railways is putting special trains for evacuations.– India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) February 28, 2022
A flight carrying 249 Indian nationals – the fifth flight from Ukraine – landed in New Delhi this morning. The flight running as part of Operation Ganga had departed from Romania’s Bucharest in the early hours today.
“Government has helped us a lot. All possible support was provided by the Indian Embassy. The main problem is crossing the border. I hope all Indians are brought back. There are several more Indians still stranded in Ukraine,” said a student who arrived in Delhi from Ukraine
The Indian government has set up a dedicated Twitter handle to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine under Operation Ganga.
The Twitter account lists helpline numbers in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic – all nations which share border with Ukraine.
Russia started military operations against Ukraine on Thursday morning after months of tension over the former Soviet republic’s proximity to NATO.
There are still around 16,000 Indian students 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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