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Russia Ukraine Crisis Live Updates: The Russian government at a media briefing had alleged that the Ukrainian authorities have held a large group of Indian students in Kharkiv as hostages. Russia had said that their armed forces are ready to take all necessary measures for the safe evacuation of the Indian citizens, and send them home from the Russian territory with its own military transport planes or Indian planes.
In response to media queries regarding reports of Indian students being held hostage in Ukraine, the Official Spokesperson from the Ministry of External Affairs, Shri Arindam Bagchi said, “Our Embassy in Ukraine is in continuous touch with Indian nationals in Ukraine. We note that with the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities, many students have left Kharkiv yesterday. We have not received any reports of any hostage situation regarding any student. We have requested support of the Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for taking out students from Kharkiv and neighbouring areas to the western part of the country.”
“We have been coordinating effectively with the countries in the region including Russia, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova. A large number of Indian nationals have been evacuated from Ukraine in the last few days. We appreciate the help extended by the Ukrainian authorities to make this possible. We thank Ukraine’s western neighbours in receiving Indian nationals and for accommodating them while they waited for flights to take them back home,” Bagchi added.
The Indian government continues its efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine. The third Indian Air Force’s C-17 aircraft carrying 208 Indian nationals from Ukraine, landed at Hindan airbase near Delhi from Rzeszow in Poland, reported ANI. Another flight from Budapest carrying 183 Indians stranded in Ukraine landed in Mumbai today, an official said. According to PTI, Union minister Raosaheb Danve welcomed passengers of the third evacuation flight from Budapest to Mumbai, as soon as the Air India Express Flight IX 1202 landed here around 5.30 am.
Meanwhile, Russian forces are in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson and have made their way into the council building, the mayor said, reported Reuters. According to the report, the Black Sea port of Kherson, which has a population of around 250,000 people, would be the first significant city to fall into Moscow’s hands. Russia had earlier announced that 498 of its troops had already been killed in Ukraine. This was its first announced death count since President Vladimir Putin launched the attack.
Here are the latest updates on Russia-Ukraine conflict:
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