India has brought back its over 15,920 nationals on 76 flights under the evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’ that was launched following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said on Sunday. However, around 700 students are still trapped in Sumy , waging a grim battle for survival with supplies depleting fast and exit routes to safety blocked by fierce fighting.
Melting snow to slake their thirst and fast running out of food, hundreds of Indian students stand on roads every morning hoping “today is the day” when they will be rescued from the savagery of the war that has engulfed the nation. The wait, however, has got longer as fierce fighting blocks their way to safety across the Russian border.
They have abandoned the idea of undertaking an arduous journey to the Russian border on foot amid fusillades of artillery fire and missile barrages, a day after the Indian government assured them they will be evacuated safely.
