BREAKING: 'Leave Kyiv urgently', advises Indian embassy to students, Indian nationals in Ukraine

The Indian Embassy in Kyiv, on Tuesday (March 1), advised all Indian nationals, including students to leave Kyiv urgently today, preferably by available trains or through any other means available. In a tweet from the official handle, the Embassy said: "Advisory to Indians in Kyiv: All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available."

Advisory to Indians in Kyiv

All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available. — India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) March 1, 2022

The Union government has launched Operation Ganga to bring back stranded students and Indian citizens from conflict-torn Ukraine. This advisory comes as satellite images have emerged showing a long convoy of Russian military vehicles snaking along roadways northwest of Kyiv, CNN reported.

Hundreds of tanks, towed artillery, armoured and logistical vehicles can be seen in the image released by a US-based space technology company.

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Meanwhile, the Union government has launched Operation Ganga to bring back stranded students and Indian citizens from conflict-torn Ukraine and about 8000 Indian nationals have left since the initial advisories were issued by the country, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.