New Delhi: One more flight carrying 242 Indians evacuated from Ukraine’s Sumy landed in Delhi on Friday. All three flights returned today, the first two arrived in Delhi, while the third landed at the IAF’s Hindon air base in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
India sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy, one of the worst-hit in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Over 17,000 Indians, mostly students, have been evacuated so far under the ‘Operation Ganga’ that has been launched by the Narendra Modi government to rescue Indian citizens from Ukraine via neighbouring countries like Romania, Hungary, Poland.
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Meanwhile, External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday appreciated Operation Ganga, launched by Government of India to evacuate the citizens from war-torn Ukraine.
“Students from Sumy are returning today to India. Their evacuation was particularly challenging. Operation Ganga, undertaken at the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has delivered due to both leadership and commitment,” Jaishankar said in a statement on Twitter.
The minister also thanked everyone who helped the mission meet its objectives. “Our particular gratitude to the authorities in Ukraine and Russia as well as the Red Cross for the evacuation assistance,” tweet read.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur received the Indian students who returned from the first flight on Friday morning. Thakur was seen offering flowers to the Indian students as they arrived.
The minister also tweeted a video saying, “welcome back home! Another batch of students returned via #OperationGanga this morning and will reunite with their families & friends. We remain committed to the safety of every Indian citizen from Ukraine.”
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Over 17,000 Indians, mostly students, have been evacuated so far under the ‘Operation Ganga’ that has been launched by the Narendra Modi government to rescue Indian citizens from Ukraine via neighbouring countries like Romania, Hungary, Poland.
