210 Indians have returned from Ukraine via Romania
Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he spoke by phone with his US counterpart Joe Biden about financial assistance and sanctions against Russia as his country faces an intensifying onslaught.
Operation Ganga, 210 Indians have returned which brings Indians back from Ukraine, is still going on. With several flights arriving back in India in the last few hours. Several private airlines, as well as the Air Force, are participating in Operation Ganga.
Several more international corporations have halted operations in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the failure of a ceasefire in Mariupol on Saturday has raised concerns about the safety of civilians caught in conflict zones.
MEA is now focusing on evacuating Indians from Sumy.
On Saturday, India stated that its primary focus is now on evacuating approximately 700 Indian students. Who have become stranded in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, which has been subjected to bombings and airstrikes.
According to an MEA spokesperson, India considers several options for the students’ evacuation.
“We are in contact with everyone involved. However, the best option for us would be a local ceasefire that would allow our students to leave. And we have been pleading with both the Russian and Ukrainian sides to allow this type of local ceasefire, “He stated.
Operation Ganga resulted in the return of over 13,000 Indians.
On Saturday, the government said that 63 flights had returned over 13,300 Indians as part of the ‘Operation Ganga’ evacuation mission. Since then, a few more flights from Ukraine’s neighboring countries have arrived. On Sunday, a particular flight carrying 154 Indian nationals stranded in crisis-torn Ukraine arrived in Delhi from the Slovakian city of Kosice.
An Indian Air Force flight carrying 210 Indians arrived at the Hindan airbase near Delhi from Bucharest, Romania. Another flight carrying 183 Indians arrived in Delhi from Budapest, Hungary. Finally, an Air India Express flight from Bucharest returned 182 to Mumbai.
