New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): IndiGo operated the largest number of flights among the private airlines and evacuated 7,629 Indian citizens from Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga', a senior company official told ANI.

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 9 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a Pakistani student stranded in the war-hit country was rescued by the Indian authorities.

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Under 'Operation Ganga' to rescue Indian citizens from Ukraine's neighbouring countries, about 18 thousand Indians have been brought back by special flights so far.

New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Under Operation Ganga, 83 flights have brought over 17,100 Indians back to India from war-hit Ukraine so far including a total of 1,250 onboard 7 flights that landed in the last 24 hours.

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Around 3,000 Indians have returned to the country in 15 flights under Operation Ganga from countries neighbouring Ukraine in the last 24 hours.

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday set up camp offices in Lviv and Chernivtsi towns in western Ukraine to facilitate transit of Indians to Hungary Romania and Poland people familiar with the development saidIt is learnt that the camp office in Lviv would be able to coordinate the evacuation of Indians to Poland and Hungary while the one at Chernivtsi would facilitate exit to RomaniaThe people cited above said additional Russian-speaking officials are being sent to these camp offices to coordinate the transit of the Indians from UkraineOfficials there are assisting Indian citizens who reach these cities and will facilitate their departure from Ukraine through adjoining border crossings said a sourceThe sources said the first batch of Indian students has now left Chernivtsi for the Ukraine-Romania borderIndia is focusing on evacuating the Indians through Ukraines land borders with Hungary Poland Slovakia and Romania as the Ukrainian government closed the countrys airspace following the Russian military offensiveGovernment officials said Air India is planning to operate two flights to Romanian capital Bucharest on Friday to evacuate some of the IndiansForeign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said on Thursday that there were around 20000 Indians in Ukraine and of them nearly 4000 have returned to India in the last few daysIn a related development the Indian embassy in Ukraine said efforts are on to evacuate the Indians through Romanian and Hungarian border crossingsIn an advisory the embassy said Indian teams are being deputed at the Chop-Zahony check post on the Hungarian border as well as at Porubne-Stret on the Romanian border around Chernivtsi in UzhhorodIn this difficult situation the embassy of India requests Indians to continue to remain strong safe and alert The embassy is also working round the clock to support the Indian community in Ukraine it saidThe government of India and the embassy are working to establish evacuation routes from Romania and Hungary it saidAt a media briefing on Thursday night Shringla said the government is according the topmost priority to the evacuation of Indians and that teams of Indian officials were on their way to the Zahony border post in Hungary Krakowiec land border in Poland Vysne Nemecke in Slovak Republic and Suceava land border in RomaniaWe have also asked some of our officers to go across and set up camp offices in Ukraine close to the border to the places we have identified --Lviv which is close to Poland and Chernivtsi which is close to Romania he said PTI MPB ZMN

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine should stay calm and remain wherever they are residing Russian diplomatic sources said on Friday amid Indias diplomatic overdrive to evacuate its citizens from the eastern European nationThe sources said President Vladimir Putin conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night that the Russian military operation in Ukraine does not represent any threat to the civilian populationThe Indian nationals should stay calm and not panic They should stay wherever they are residing said a Russian diplomatic sourceIn his telephonic conversation with Putin the prime minister sensitised him about concerns over the safety of the Indian citizens in Ukraine and conveyed that India attaches the highest priority to their safe exit and return home according to an official statementA Russian readout said the President of Russia said that necessary instructions would be givenThe sources said Russia will definitely extend assistance to India for the evacuation of its citizens from Ukraine if it receives any specific requestIndia was looking at evacuating its nationals through Ukraines land borders with Hungary Poland Slovakia and Romania as the Ukrainian government closed the countrys airspace following the Russian military offensiveForeign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday that there were around 20000 Indians in Ukraine and of them nearly 4000 have returned to India in the last few daysAt a media briefing on Thursday night Shringla said the government is according the topmost priority to the evacuation of Indians and that teams of Indian officials were on their way to the Zahony border post in Hungary Krakowiec land border in Poland Vysne Nemecke in Slovak Republic and Suceava land border in RomaniaWe have also asked some of our officers to go across and set up camp offices in Ukraine close to the border to the places we have identified --Lviv which is close to Poland and Chernivtsi which is close to Romania he saidOn Thursday Russia launched a major military offensive in Ukraine targeting various cities and military installations that had left the world stunned PTI MPB ZMN

New Delhi Feb 25 PTI The government is making efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine through its land border crossings with its neighbouring countries and they would then be brought back home official sources said on Friday They said evacuation flights for the Indians are being arranged and the transportation cost will be completely borne by the government The government of India is organising evacuation flights for Indians in Ukraine The cost will be completely borne by the government for this evacuation said a source privy to the development India is focusing on evacuating the Indians through Ukraines land borders with Hungary Poland Slovakia and Romania as the Ukrainian government closed the countrys airspace following the Russian military offensive Government officials said Air India is planning to operate two flights to the Romanian capital Bucharest on Friday to evacuate some of the Indians Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday that there were around 20000 Indians in Ukraine and of them nearly 4000 have returned to India in the last few days In a related development the Indian embassy in Ukraine said efforts are on to evacuate the Indians through Romanian and Hungarian border crossings In an advisory the embassy said Indian teams are being deputed at the Chop-Zahony check post on the Hungarian border as well as at Porubne-Stret on the Romanian border around Chernivtsi in Uzhhorod In this difficult situation the embassy of India requests Indians to continue to remain strong safe and alert The embassy is also working round the clock to support the Indian community in Ukraine it said The government of India and the embassy are working to establish evacuation routes from Romania and Hungary it said At a media briefing on Thursday night Shringla said the government is according the topmost priority to the evacuation of Indians and that teams of Indian officials were on their way to the Zahony border post in Hungary Krakowiec land border in Poland Vysne Nemecke in Slovak Republic and Suceava land border in Romania We have also asked some of our officers to go across and set up camp offices in Ukraine close to the border to the places we have identified -- Lviv which is close to Poland and Chernivtsi which is close to Romania he said PTI MPB SMN SMN