Russia To UN, Says Ready To Evacuate Indians From Ukraine
As the conflict is getting more intense in East European countries, Russia made communication to UN Security Council. Informed that Russian buses are waiting and ready to go to the eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv. The motive is to evacuate Indian Students and other foreign nationals.
United States, United Kingdom, Albania, France, Ireland & Norway called an emergency session held by the 15-nation UN Security Council. The session was held following Russia’s attack on Europe’s biggest “Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant”.
In the meeting, Russia’s representative ‘Vassily Nebenzia’ said to the UN Ambassador. That Russia is making intense efforts to evacuate foreign nationals stranded in Ukraine.
Vassily Nebenzia tells the UN Security Council that
“Terrorists do not let civilians leave cities. This impacts not only Ukrainians but foreigners as well. The number of foreign citizens whom Ukrainian nationals are keeping by force is shocking. Kharkiv – 3,189 nationals of India, up to 2,700 nationals of Vietnam, 202 nationals of China. Sumy – 576 nationals of India, 101 nationals of Ghana, 121 nationals of China.”
Further Added
“In the Belgorod region of Russia, 130 comfortable buses have been waiting (and standing ready) since 6:00 am today at the crossing points ‘Nekhoteevka’ and ‘Sudja’ ready to go to Kharkiv and Sumy to evacuate the Indian students and other foreign nationals.”
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Russian Envoy said that checkpoints are loaded with temporary assistance, space to rest and hot food. There are also medical stations that will provide medical assistance if they need it.
He said, “Everyone evacuated will then be taken to Belgorod, and from there transported to their homeland by air.”
Meanwhile, in the council meeting, India’s representative ‘TS Tirumurti’ said to the UN Ambassador that there is a “pressing humanitarian crisis confronting us in Ukraine, where safety and security of innocent civilians including several thousand Indian nationals, in particular, students are at stake.”
