In the midst of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, India suggested its citizens, especially students, to leave Ukraine while and avoid unimportant trips to and domestically Last month, Indian envoys at the United Nations placed the number of Indian students in Ukraine at 20,000, up from 18,000 estimated in 2020 by the Indian Embassy in Kyiv.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said: “Given the uncertainty of the current situation in Ukraine, Indian citizens in Ukraine, especially students who live are not important, can consider for a while. India National is also recommended to avoid all trips that do not important to and in Ukraine Indian citizens are asked to avoid embassy about their presence in Ukraine to allow the embassy to reach them where needed. The embassy continues to function normally to provide all services to Indian citizens in Ukraine,” he said The move occurred amid fears that Russia might attack Ukraine. Although Moscow denied having an invasion plan, he had fostered more than 130,000 soldiers near the Ukrainian border. The US has warned Russia’s heavy consequences if there is an invasion The majority of Indian student students in medical colleges in Ukraine, popular goals over the past few decades.
The advisor clarified that those whose presence was not needed in Ukraine had to leave the country. This also means that because Kyiv Airport is still functional and regular commercial flights operate from Ukraine, Indian citizens must take advantage of opportunities The Dutch Flag Carrier KLM has stopped all flights to Kyiv and said it would not operate in the airspace of Ukraine, the first major operator to announce the suspension of services as tensions in Ukraine.
For now, the Indian Embassy has gathered information about Indian citizens who are present in Ukraine. Have asked Indians to register with the Embassy website, through Google’s form circulating a few weeks since the registration of Indian citizens was not mandatory, repeatedly the embassy was not aware of their presence in this country. It starts training to get an idea of the level of presence of India there. This will help them develop an evacuation plan, if necessary.
More than a dozen countries urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western forces that the invasion by Russia could soon occur. The US, Britain and Germany are among those who have told their citizens to leave Many countries, including Australia, Italy, Israel, the Netherlands and Japan also told their citizens to leave Ukraine. Some have also evacuated their diplomatic and family staff.