Over 1,300 Indians Evacuated In 24 Hours, No Citizen Left In Kyiv: Centre
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Russia has launched an offensive on several cities in Ukraine and asked Kyiv residents to flee their homes.
India has evacuated 1,377 citizens from war-torn Ukraine in the past 24 hours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today. #OperationGanga developments.Six flights have now departed for India in the last 24 hours. Includes the first flights from Poland.Carried back 1377 more Indian nationals from Ukraine.
“Six flights have now departed for India in the last 24 hours, including the first flights from Poland. Carried back 1377 more Indian nationals from Ukraine,” Mr Jaishankar said in a tweet.
Under Operation Ganga, launched to evacuate citizens in Ukraine, India will operate over 26 flights in the next three days. With Ukraine's airspace closed, airports in Romania, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic are being used to fly out Indians.
