Roughly 1,500 Indians still in Ukraine, will bring every child home, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said roughly 1,500 Indian citizens are still in Ukraine and efforts are on to bring every child back home. Scindia said talks are ongoing with Russian authorities to facilitate safe passage of Indians to border areas.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is in the Romanian capital Bucharest to facilitate the evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine, said roughly 1,500 citizens are left in Ukraine and talks are on with Russian authorities to facilitate their safe passage.

Scindia said, "Roughly 1,500 students are left in Ukraine. The process is on. The Romanian authorities have assisted our students, our people. Talks are ongoing with Russian authorities to safely move remaining citizens to border areas," he said.

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"My heart goes out to all the students who had a very tough time. We will finish evacuation in two days," said Scindia, adding that all efforts are being put into evacuating citizens.

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