People gather at a bus station as they try to leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Nearly 16,000 Indians are stranded in Ukraine as Russian forces carry out an attack by land, air, and sea on the former Soviet republic. India has assured all its citizens in Ukraine that they will take all possible efforts to bring them back safely.
India is planning two flights for Bucharest today and one flight to Budapest tomorrow as chartered flights by Air India to bring back those stranded, say sources.
India has sent government teams to Ukraine's borders from Hungary and Poland to evacuate the citizens who are still stuck in the country. The officials are travelling via land, as the Ukrainian airspace has been closed amid an onslaught by the Russian military.
India has identified safe routes that they plan to use to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine. "The safe routes have been identified. By road, if you go from Kyiv, you would reach Poland in nine hours and Romania in nearly 12 hours. The road has been mapped out," said Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India's Foreign Secretary.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) has set up a dedicated 24*7 control room to provide assistance and information to Indians in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and highlighted their concerns about the safety of Indian citizens in Ukraine, especially students. During a telephonic conversation, Mr Modi conveyed that India attaches the highest priority to their safe exit and return.
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