We're safe but situation uncertain: Kashmiri students in Ukraine 

On-campus teaching stopped. We have access to basic amenities, they say

Students from Kashmir studying in Ukraine on Thursday said the colleges there have stopped on-campus teaching but they were "feeling safe though uncertain about the upcoming situation", in the wake of the Russian military operation on the borders.

Imtiyaz Ahmad Tantary, 23, a second year student pursuing medicine at the Kharkiv National Medical University, said the situation was normal till Wednesday but things started changing during the night. 

“We heard two loud sounds in the night. It was far off from our place. The sounds apparently came from the border side with Russia. This was unusual for us,” Mr. Tantary, from north Kashmir’s Magam area, told The Hindu over phone from Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.

On Thursday morning, a notice was put up by the college authorities informing the students that on-campus teaching has been stopped for now. “The situation is not good. Anything can happen.”

He said all Kashmiri students were staying put in their accommodations. "We were told by the college authorities to keep calm and stay inside. We are feeling safe as of now. We have access to basic amenities," Mr. Tantary said.

However, he was quick to add that booking a cab was getting difficult since the morning but the metro services were running normally in the city. He said the Wi-Fi services have been snapped for now.

"We can live without Wi-Fi since we are used to it in Kashmir. But we want to get evacuated from Ukraine before the situation worsens."