Indians stranded in crisis after Ukraine closed its airspace to Russia The Foreign Ministry is now considering how to rescue Indians from Ukrainian soil and repatriate them. The search for an alternative path is constantly going on.
The sound of bombs and bullets woke up Ukraine. A complete war situation all around the world. In this situation, about 17,000 Indian citizens are stuck in Ukraine.
As the war between Ukraine and Russia escalated, the Indian embassy in Ukraine ordered the return of Indian students studying in that country. Accordingly, 242 Indian students returned to Delhi on an Air India special flight AI 1947 late on Tuesday night. But after that, no more planes landed on Ukrainian soil. The Ukrainian government has announced that the country’s airspace will be closed for commercial flights indefinitely.
Delhi’s foreign ministry is holding regular meetings on how to repatriate Indians trapped in the situation. Regular communication is being maintained with the Indian Embassy in Kyiv. There are reports that more Russian-speaking officials have been deployed there.