Ukraine crisis: Indian student dies in Kharkiv shelling

An Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Tuesday. Reports say that the victim is a 21-year-old medical student at the Kharkiv National Medical University and is from Karnataka.
"With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We convey our deepest condolences to the family," Bagchi tweeted.

"Foreign Secretary is calling in Ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to reiterate our demand for urgent safe passage for Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and cities in other conflict zones. Similar action is also being undertaken by our Ambassadors in Russia and Ukraine," he said.


Meanwhile, news agency ANI reported that as many as seven flights will land in Delhi tomorrow carrying stranded Indians from Ukraine under Operation Ganga. A total of nine flights have already brought back stranded Indian nationals from Ukraine.

The union government has deployed around 20 flights from Air India, Air India Express, Indigo, and Spice Jet. Apart from these airlines, the Airforce has also been asked to evacuate Indians from the neighbouring countries of Ukraine.

At a high-level meeting on Monday evening over the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the entire government machinery is working round the clock to ensure that all Indians there are safe and secure, informed MEA spokesperson Bagchi.