As many as 15 aircraft arrived in India till yesterday as part of Operation Ganga. 3353 Indian citizens return to India. 1796 – Return via Romania and 1126 via Hungary. About 430 people arrived in India via Poland. The government estimates that 17,000 Indians have fled Ukraine since the conflict began. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to evacuate those trapped in eastern Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday held another meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Safe evacuation of Indian citizens from conflict zones was discussed.
Meanwhile, Ukraine regrets the killing of an Indian student in a Russian attack.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations Sergei Kislitsa has expressed condolences over the death of an Indian student at the United Nations. Efforts are on to repatriate the body of Naveen Sekharappa, a native of Karnataka. The body of Chandan Jindal, a native of Punjab, who died due to illness, is also being repatriated.
Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution calling on Russia to leave Ukraine immediately. The resolution was passed after a special emergency meeting. The resolution against Russia was supported by 141 countries while 5 countries opposed it. 35 countries abstained. India left. It has a total of 193 members. Thirty-five countries, including China and India, abstained. Meanwhile, Eritrea, North Korea, Syria and Belarus opposed the resolution along with Russia. The UN resolution strongly criticized Vladimir Putin’s remark that Russia should leave Ukraine immediately and use nuclear weapons.
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Russia’s UN ambassador to Ukraine Sergei Kislyatskaya has said that Russia is now targeting not only the occupation but also the massacre of Ukrainians. India’s Permanent Representative TS Thirumurthy has said that India is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine.
Russia has been attacking Ukraine since February 24. At the same time, the Russian envoy claimed that they were only defending themselves under Article 51 of the UN. But this argument was rejected by the Western countries. They also pointed out that Russia’s conduct is a violation of Article 2 of the UN. They also demanded that the problem in Ukraine be resolved as soon as possible.
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