Russia launched its military offensive against Ukraine on 24 February. (File Photo/News 18)
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Shah said the government had issued an advisory to Indians in Ukraine as early as February 15.
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Underlining that the government has been monitoring the situation in Ukraine since January, senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the successful evacuation of Indians from the war-torn country will have a positive impact on the ongoing assembly elections. , Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Shah said the government had issued an advisory to Indians in Ukraine as early as February 15.
Russia launched its military offensive against Ukraine on 24 February. He said the government has been monitoring the situation in Ukraine since January.
Shah said, “More than 13,000 citizens have reached India and more flights are coming. This process has had a positive impact on the elections and also on the people.” Government launched ‘Operation Ganga’ to evacuate Indians from Ukraine.
“The government has sent Russian-speaking teams to four countries around Ukraine and also set up control rooms,” Shah said. By March 4, we were able to evacuate 16,000 civilians from Ukraine.” With Ukraine’s airspace closed since February 24 due to Russian military strikes, Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine are being airlifted through its neighboring countries. states such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. The last seven-phase assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on March 7. The counting of votes will be held on March 10, along with Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
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