"My Son Was Supposed To Take The Flight From Kyiv To Delhi": Indian's SOS

The Indian government has put out an advisory urging Indians in Ukraine, travelling to Kyiv, "to return to their respective cities."

As Russia attacked Ukraine today and the country shut down its airspace, forcing an Air India flight to turn around mid-flight, a worried father appealed for help from the government.

"My son was supposed to take the flight from Kyiv to Delhi but the civilian airspace was closed. They heard bombs at the airport...they were taken out of the airport and now they are stranded on the streets of Kyiv. If you could tell the Indian Embassy to reach out to them, I can share his mobile number" the father, Ravi, told NDTV.

"We are very worried."

He said his son's exams ended on Wednesday but he booked a flight for today.