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Leave Kyiv urgently today,’ India tells citizens stuck in Ukraine

The Indian embassy in Ukraine has issued a fresh advisory to the Indian nationals, asking them to leave Kyiv urgently, preferably by available trains or any other means.

In order to scale up the ongoing evacuation efforts under Operational Ganga, PM Modi has called for the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts in Ukrane. Leveraging the capacities of our Air Force will ensure that more people can be evacuated in a shorter time frame. It will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently. Indian Air Force is likely to deploy several C-17 aircrafts as part of Operation Ganga from today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts under Operation Ganga, official sources told Hindustan Times. Leveraging the capabilities of the IAF will ensure that more people can be evacuated in the shortest possible time.It will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently. Indian Air Force is likely to deploy several C-17 aircrafts as part of Operation Ganga from today.

It is understood that the decision was taken during the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last evening. During the meeting, the PM said that the government is working round the clock to ensure safety of Indians in Ukraine.

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, meanwhile,will discuss support for Ukraine joining the European Union with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Tuesday, a government spokesman said.

“This afternoon in Brussels, Prime Minister @MorawieckiM meets the President of the European Commission @vonderleyen,” Piotr Muller Wrote on Twitter. “The topic will be systemic support for Ukraine in the context of its membership in the EU.”