India looking at ways to assist its nationals in Ukraine
New Delhi Feb 24 PTI India on Thursday was firming up contingency plans including activating alternate air routes to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine as the spectre of a massive Russian offensive loomed over the eastern European country after President Vladimir Putin announced a military operationThe Ministry of External Affairs MEA held a series of high-level meetings to put into operation certain contingency plans in view of the rapidly changing situation in UkraineOfficial sources said given that the Ukrainian airspace was closed for civilian aircraft alternate evacuation routes are being activated to bring back the Indians especially the studentsThey said additional Russian speaking officials have been sent to the Indian embassy in Kyiv and are being deployed in countries neighbouring UkraineThe sources said the Indian embassy in Ukraine is functional and its advisories should be followed carefullyContingency plans are being put into operation said a source The sources said India is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation in Ukraine and its immediate priority is to assist the IndiansWe are closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation Focus is on safety and security of Indians particularly students said a sourceIt said the control room set by the Ministry of External Affairs a few days back is being expanded and made operational on a 24×7 basisUkraine closed its airspace to civilian flights in view of high risk to safetyThe government is looking at ways to extend assistance to Indians there said a sourceAccording to estimates over 15000 Indians are currently staying in UkraineIt is learnt that a series of meetings are underway to assess the situation and ways to extend assistance to Indians in that countryThe situation in Ukraine deteriorated after President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine triggering serious concerns over the possibility of a full-scale military confrontation between the two countriesFollowing Putins announcement Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said an invasion could be the beginning of a big war in Europe PTI MPB DV DV
New Delhi Feb 24 PTI India on Thursday was firming up contingency plans including activating alternate air routes to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine as the spectre of a massive Russian offensive loomed over the eastern European country after President Vladimir Putin announced a military operationThe Ministry of External Affairs MEA held a series of high-level meetings to put into operation certain contingency plans in view of the rapidly changing situation in UkraineOfficial sources said given that the Ukrainian airspace was closed for civilian aircraft alternate evacuation routes are being activated to bring back the Indians especially the studentsThey said additional Russian speaking officials have been sent to the Indian embassy in Kyiv and are being deployed in countries neighbouring UkraineThe sources said the Indian embassy in Ukraine is functional and its advisories should be followed carefullyContingency plans are being put into operation said a source The sources said India is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation in Ukraine and its immediate priority is to assist the IndiansWe are closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation Focus is on safety and security of Indians particularly students said a sourceIt said the control room set by the Ministry of External Affairs a few days back is being expanded and made operational on a 24×7 basisUkraine closed its airspace to civilian flights in view of high risk to safetyThe government is looking at ways to extend assistance to Indians there said a sourceAccording to estimates over 15000 Indians are currently staying in UkraineIt is learnt that a series of meetings are underway to assess the situation and ways to extend assistance to Indians in that countryThe situation in Ukraine deteriorated after President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine triggering serious concerns over the possibility of a full-scale military confrontation between the two countriesFollowing Putins announcement Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said an invasion could be the beginning of a big war in Europe PTI MPB DV DV
