Flight Carrying 219 Indians Evacuated From Ukraine Lands In Mumbai
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The Indian embassy in Ukraine has advised its citizens not to move to any of the border posts without coordination with its officials.
India today evacuated 219 people as part of its mission to bring Indians from war-hit Ukraine. The flight took off from neighbouring Romania, as the Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aircraft operations, and landed in Mumbai. Welcome back to the motherland!Glad to see the smiles on the faces of Indians safely evacuated from Ukraine at the Mumbai airport.Govt. led by PM @NarendraModi ji is working relentlessly to ensure safety of every Indian. pic.twitter.com/fjuzjtNl9r
"These are our children who are coming back to their homeland. So we as BMC are doing all the preparation for them. If they want to go anywhere, their testing, vaccination, food, anything, we will be bearing their expenses," said Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar.
"Welcome back to the motherland!" tweeted Union Minister Piyush Goyal soon after the flight touched down in Mumbai.
