IAF's C-17 aircraft carrying Indian citizens returned to Hindon airbase

Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft carrying 200 Indian citizens from Ukraine reached Hindon airbase in the early hours of Thursday. IAF C-17 aircraft took off from Romania's capital Bucharest on Wednesday carrying Indian nationals. State Defense Minister Ajay Bhatt welcomed the citizens who returned to their country from Ukraine. So far, a total of 17 thousand citizens have been brought back under Operation Ganga, started by the Center for Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine.

In the Air Force's C-17 aircraft, 300 to 400 people can be brought together. In the situation that arose after the Taliban occupation in Afghanistan last year, apart from Indian citizens, the Air Force had also launched a special operation to bring Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to India. In this too, the Air Force had deployed its C-17 aircraft.