"We'll Be Killed. Modi-Ji, Please Help Us": Student's Heartbreaking Video

Indians in Ukraine: "There is no food, no water. No water in the toilets. Many haven't had water to drink since last night. We are very worried," the student at a college in northeast Ukraine's Sumy said

A group of Indian students in Sumy, a city in conflict-hit Ukraine's northeast, have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help to evacuate them amid the Russian invasion. In a video message, some 100 students are seen pleading for assistance in going to the western border of Ukraine, from where they can cross into neighbouring countries for a flight home.

The Russian invasion started in Ukraine's eastern region. The capital Kyiv and second-biggest city Kharkiv towards the east are the worst hit. Thousands of Indian students from these areas have managed to cross into Poland, Hungary and other neighbouring countries, though they travelled on their own at great risk with whatever means of transport they could get.

"Nothing has been done for us. We have seen some foreign students leave Sumy on their own, but they were shot. We have videos to show it," an Indian student said in the message. Behind him, about a hundred students are standing, all looking worried.

"We have been expecting the government to help, but we have got no information. Some are saying there are buses waiting in the Russian border, which is about 50 km from here. If we walk from the hostel, there are snipers in all four directions, everywhere. We fear airstrikes. Bombardment is happening every 20 minutes," the student said.