KOCHI: Even as evacuation of people has started through Ukraine’s western borders, many Malayali students are still stuck in shelters in war-torn Kyiv.
Speaking to TOI, Radhika Lakshmi, an MBBS student at Taras Shevchenko University in Kyiv, said they have placed an Indian flag in front of their hostel building, hoping that it will act as a deterrent to attacks.
“The situation is grave. Sirens are sounded so often that we do not get enough time even to come to our rooms from the bunker to charge our phones or to get some things. Even now, I can hear blasts in the distance. Evacuation is now going on only for those at the borders. In Kyiv and Kharkiv, not even talks about evacuation have started. There are around 100 Indians in our hostel itself,” said Radhika.
