Russia Ukraine War: Government appeals for the rescue of Indians

India has appealed to Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire to evacuate its citizens. India says that in the event of a ceasefire, its remaining civilians can be evacuated from there. 

 Highlights: 

• India urges Russia and Ukraine 
• Appealed for a ceasefire to evacuate Indians 
• Said many Indians are still trapped in Ukraine 

The raging war between Russia and Ukraine continues for the 9th consecutive day. The Russian army is constantly moving towards Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Many Indians are still stuck in Ukraine amid the war. In such a situation, India has announced a ceasefire with both countries. 

Many Indians are stranded. 

India says that many countrymen are still trapped in Ukraine. In such a situation, to evacuate civilians from there, Ukraine and Russia have been urged to announce a ceasefire. 

There is no information to make a bond. 

At the same time, India reiterated that it has no information about any Indian being taken hostage in war-torn Ukraine. Efforts are on to rescue Indians trapped in Kharkiv, Sumi and other areas affected by the war. 

Problems faced by citizens. 

Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that we have not heard of any Indian being taken hostage in Ukraine. Due to the security situation, some areas are facing difficulty in leaving, especially from Kharkiv and Sumi region. 

Putin gave this statement. 

However, I have not heard of anyone being held hostage, the spokesperson said. Asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that citizens of some countries are being detained and held hostage in the war-torn region, Bagchi said, “You should always ask questions to the person who made the statement.” 

Ukraine was accused. 

A day earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged in a video call with members of his Security Council that Ukrainian nationalist groups were preventing civilians from leaving. Putin claimed that these groups were using civilians as shields and were firing to provoke the Russian military. 

Efforts continue to evacuate civilians. 

At the same time, a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said that about 300 Indians are in Kharkiv and 700 in Sumi. He said that there is a conflict zone. However, we are making constant efforts to bring all Indians. 

Way out request. 

Responding to a question on the difficulties faced by Indians in evacuating Indians from some areas, he said, “We are requesting both sides to find a way out so that we can evacuate our citizens from conflict zones.” The local ceasefire will help in this. 

Shelling going on at many places. 

He said that shelling is going on in these areas. We do not want our students to pass through such a place, which may cause some harm to them. Bagchi said that in such a situation, we would request both sides that there should be a ceasefire, a local level ceasefire so that we can evacuate our people. 

Urging both countries. 

Responding to a question on Russia arranging buses for the evacuation of Indians, the spokesperson said the buses being talked about are far away and 50-60 km away from the place where the students are. In such a situation, a local ceasefire can help and we are urging both countries to find a way for this. 

India rejected the claim. 

Earlier, on Thursday, India rejected the claims of both Russia and Ukraine that Indian students were being held hostage in Kharkiv. India said it had not received any reports of any student facing hostage situations. The Foreign Ministry had said that the Ukrainian administration has been requested to arrange a special train to take the students out of Kharkiv and surrounding areas to the western part of the country. 

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