Indians Stranded in Ukraine: According to the children trapped in Ukraine, the nearest border is Russia and Poland-Hungary is far from there. Apart from this, private buses are asking for $ 500 from those people even though they do not have a single dollar.
Indians Stranded in Ukraine: The Indian government is making constant efforts to bring out the Indians trapped in Ukraine due to Russia’s attack. However, two days ago, the Indian Embassy issued an advisory to Indians from Kharkiv to immediately move to three nearby safe places and after this, about 500 Indians are waiting outside Kharkiv for two days hungry and thirsty, uncertain where to move. . Children who went to a nearby place outside Kharkiv say that the nearest is the Russian border. Apart from this, he says that the private buses are being managed by the agencies providing admission in medical courses and asking for $ 500.
On March 2, the Indian Embassy had asked all Indians to leave Kharkiv city by 6 pm and go to the nearest three places on foot if they do not find any immediate way, ie bus or any vehicle. To get out of Kharkiv, Indian students could not board the train, then traveled 11 km to Pisochyn. After leaving Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv, the Indian Embassy asked Indians to reach Pisoshin, Babai and Bezlyudivka. There is uncertainty about where the Indian citizens have to go from here and because of this they are also stuck here.
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Bus drivers asking for $500
Himanshu Raj Maurya of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh is pursuing his first year medical studies at Kharkiv National Medical University (KNMU). He told that he reached Pisoshin two days ago and is getting a single slice of bread or a bowl of soup a day. Apart from this, for whatever buses are available here, they are being asked for $ 500 (Rs 38212.75), while they do not even have a dollar (Rs 76.43). Himanshu was in the bunker of his hostel before 2 March and on 2 March he proceeded towards the railway station on foot. There were about 1 thousand people from the hostel and when he reached the station, the people of Ukraine were not allowing him to board the train. It was said that only girls and children would be allowed to board the train, but Indian girls were also not allowed to board the train. The station was also attacked and they went to the nearest metro station. However, after the advisory came, he proceeded on foot towards Pisochyn.
Admission agencies are arranging buses
Sagar Kumar Gupta of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, who is studying medicine for the first year at KNMU, says that there is a curfew in the entire area and it is very difficult to make arrangements for food. The sound of bombing is heard. According to Sagar, there are about 500 Indians in Pisoshin at present. Ayan Faiz (from Bhopal), a fourth year student in the same medical college, told that some people have traveled by private buses with their own money and about 900 people are still in Pisoshin. Himanshu and Ayan say that private buses are being arranged by the agencies who helped in getting admission. They say that where to go next, it is not understood whether to move towards the border of Hungary or Poland.
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Nearest border to Russia
A first year medical student at KNMU told that there was an atmosphere of fear at Kharkiv’s railway station and very few people were able to climb. Some people have also received injuries. The student told that they all proceeded towards Pisoshin on foot and they had nothing to eat. At present 500-600 people are trapped in Pisoshin. Agencies are arranging buses and from here they will be taken to the border of Poland, but money is also being asked from them. The student told that the Russian border is closest to where they are. The Indian Foreign Ministry says that about 300 Indians are stranded in Kharkiv and 700 in Sumi. Apart from this, more than 900 Indians are being evacuated in Pisoshin in five buses while there are less than 1000 people on the western borders near Lyiv.
(Article: Indian Express)
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