Russia tells UN: Our busses are ready to evacuate Indian students

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia has informed the United Nations Security Council that it has made busses ready at its border to go to Kharkiv and Sumy for the rescue operations of Indian students and other foreign nationals.

Thousands of Indian students along with foreigners are stranded at various places in Kharkiv and Sumy, two cities in eastern Ukraine where intense bombing is going on since the two countries – Russia and Ukraine - engaged in a war.

Nebenzia said in the Security Council, “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."

He 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.”

He informed that once everyone is evacuated, they will then be taken to Belgorod, and from there transported to their homeland by air.