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The Indian embassy in Ukraine has asked stranded Indians in Kyiv to leave the capital city urgently due to Russian aggression . In an advisory, it asked the citizens to leave Kyiv by available trains or any other means.
‘All Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today. Preferably by available trains or through any other means available,’ the embassy said.
The advisory came amid increasing fighting between Russian forces and Ukrainian troops around Kyiv.
Satellite images have emerged showing a long convoy of Russian military vehicles snaking along roadways northwest of Kyiv, CNN reported.
Hundreds of tanks, towed artillery, armored and logistical vehicles can be seen in the image released by a United States-based space technology company.
Meanwhile , Ministry of External Affairs says that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted,
With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family.
We convey our deepest condolences to the family.
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) March 1, 2022
He was later identified as Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagouda from Karnataka a, fourth year medical student. Who apparently came out to get some essentials from a grocery story . Gyanagoudar, a native of Chalageri in Haveri district of Karnataka
According to various media reports, Russia has failed to gain control of the airspace over Ukraine prompting a shift to night operations in an attempt to reduce their losses, it said.
