Steps Being Taken To Bring Back 18,000 Indians From Ukraine: Minister
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: The Centre's aim is to ensure the safety of all Indians and for that all measures are being planned, said MoS V Muraleedharan.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is taking steps to bring back about 18,000 Indians, including students, from Ukraine.
Addressing a media in Kerala's Thrissur, the Union Minister said the Centre's aim is to ensure the safety of all Indians and for that all measures are being planned.
"MEA is taking steps to bring back about 18,000 Indians including students from Ukraine. The central government will ensure the safety of all Indians," said Mr Muraleedharan.
Amid the closure of Ukrainian airspace, the Indian embassy in Kiev has said that alternative arrangements are being made for the evacuation of Indian citizens in Ukraine.
