Indian students in Ukraine plan return home as crisis escalates | Ground report

India has issued an advisory to its citizens in Ukraine, asking them to return home in the shadow of the worsening crisis.

Amid escalating tensions in Ukraine as Russia continues to move troops and weapons to the borders, India has joined other countries in issuing an advisory for its citizens, asking them to return home. India Today TV spoke with some Indian students in Kyiv who shared their thoughts on the ongoing crisis and their plans for returning to India.

"I have seen the advisory," a student tells India Today TV, adding, "But as of now there are no problems here. So I won't go back."

"I am planning to move back to India in the first week of March. We have some formalities to complete and that will take some time," another says.

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"We are not panicking and are not scared. There is no shortage of food or anything here," says a third student.

The crisis, seen by many as one of the worst in the post-Cold War times, and the uncertainty have prompted countries to recall their citizens from Ukraine. The US has shut its Embassy in Kyiv and moved to Leviev, which is closer to the Polish border.