Ukraine crisis: Indian students in Sumy say they have run out of food and water.
new Delhi:
Later A flurry of desperate video appeals to Indian students The Indian Embassy in the war-torn country in northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy today said it is exploring “all possible mechanisms” to rescue them safely and securely. In a tweet in the morning, it said it has discussed the identification of evacuation and exit routes with all interlocutors, including the international humanitarian organization Red Cross.
“Exploring all possible mechanisms for the safe and secure evacuation of Indian nationals in Sumi. Discussed the identification of evacuation and exit routes with all interlocutors including the Red Cross. The control room will remain active as long as all our citizens are evacuated. Don’t get fired. Stay safe stay strong,” it said.
To explore all possible mechanisms for the safe and secure evacuation of civilians in Sumi.
Discussed the identification of evacuation and exit routes with all interlocutors including the Red Cross.
Till all our citizens are evacuated, the control room will remain active.
be safe be strong— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) 4 March 2022
India on Friday Russian and Ukrainian troops call for a ceasefire For the evacuation of its citizens from the conflict zones of Kharkiv and Sumy.
At least 1,000 Indians – 700 in Sumi and 300 in Kharkiv – Still stuck in conflict zones in eastern UkraineThe government said on Friday that arranging buses to ferry them is proving to be the biggest challenge right now.
A group of Indian students at Sumy State University had emotionally appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save their lives. They claim that bombs are being dropped near their university campus, and they can regularly hear gunshots and airstrikes.
“We were expecting help from the government, but we did not get any information. Some people are saying that buses are waiting at the Russian border, which is about 50 km from here. If we walk from the hostel, then There are snipers in all four directions, everywhere. We are afraid of air strikes. Bombing is happening every 20 minutes,” he said in a video.
They have run out of essential supplies including food and water, he said. In the video he posted, students can soon freeze ice in freezing temperatures to make water arrangements.
In a media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said that more than 20,000 Indians have left Ukraine since India issued a preliminary advisory before the conflict erupted in mid-February and over 10,300 civilians in 48 was brought back. So far the flights under the evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’.