new Delhi: Indian Air Force aircraft carrying 210 Indian nationals evacuated from troubled Ukraine reached Hindon airbase near Delhi this morning. The flight had come from the neighboring country of Ukraine, Romania.
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been going on for more than 10 days, leaving many Indian nationals, mostly students, stranded in the Eastern European country.
To save these students, the Indian government launched Operation Ganga, which this week pulled down the Indian Air Force as well. The IAF has deployed C-17 aircraft in evacuation missions that are also carrying relief material to Ukraine, which is grappling with a shortage of food, fuel and medical aid.
Indian Air Force flight carrying 210 Indians evacuated from Ukraine reached Hindon airbase near Delhi from Bucharest, Romania. pic.twitter.com/CZAXHIuGcF
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Thousands of Indian citizens have been evacuated from the beleaguered country so far, and many are still waiting for aid.
Currently, evacuation missions are being conducted from Ukraine’s neighboring countries to Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Moldova.
For the same, the central government has also sent its special envoys to these countries to oversee the safe and speedy evacuation of Indian nationals.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been sent to Romania, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has been sent to Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri to Hungary and VK Singh to Poland.
Meanwhile, the Indian government also requested Russia this week to arrange a safe passage for Indian nationals through the Russian border. On Saturday, Russia announced it was opting for a temporary ceasefire to provide a humanitarian corridor for those who want to leave the country. After a few hours the fighting started again late on Saturday night.