As India is continuing evacuation of its nationals caught in the crossfire between Russia and Ukraine, reports of an Indian student hospitalised in Kyiv after being shot at emerged on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a high-level meeting on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and reviewed the progress of Operation Ganga. The meeting came amid reports of an Indian student being shot and hospitalized in Kyiv. Union Minister General VK Singh on Friday said that he has received reports that a student who was injured in a bullet injury has been admitted to the hospital.
#WATCH | Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting to review the Ukraine-related situation.#RussiaUkraineCrisis pic.twitter.com/jAbLsRLBoR
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Since the all-out war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, PM Modi has been holding a series of high-level meetings. PM Modi has also spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Under the leadership of PM Modi, Operation Ganga has been launched with four Union Ministers deputed to oversee every aspect of evacuation in the four neighboring countries of Ukraine.
Three more C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force carrying 630 Indian nationals from Ukraine returned to Hindon airbase late last night and early Friday morning using the airfields of Romania and Hungary as part of Operation Ganga.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, more than 9,000 citizens have been brought back to India from Ukraine so far.
As the evacuation process is underway, India is maintaining a cautious stance on the global stage, avoiding UNGA resolutions against Russia, although India has appealed for an immediate ceasefire. PM Modi, who attended a virtual meeting of the Quad leaders on Thursday, agreed with the leadership of the US, Australia and Japan that a new humanitarian aid and disaster relief mechanism should be established.