Another border crossing opened for Indians in Ukraine

Story by ATV | Posted by Aasha Khosa | Date 28-02-2022

An Indian student stranded in minus 5 temperature

New Delhi

India has issued a fresh advisory to the Indians stranded in Ukraine for getting out of the war-affected country after reports about Ukraine’s border guards not allowing Indians and others to cross into Poland.

This has come after a video posted by the students at a border point surfaced on social media in which students are requesting the Indian embassy for help.

The following advisory has been issued:

@vijai63 @overseas_bjp
Latest advisory from Indian Embassy Poland #UkraineRussiaWar #OperationGanga pic.twitter.com/UCRzwh9eZE
— Rakesh Veauli (@RKVeauli) February 27, 2022

At one point the students say they have been stranded for three days in minus temperature without food.

Its scary now ❕#JustNow:-

यूक्रेन-रोमेनिया बॉर्डर पर खड़े भारतीय विद्यार्थियों का कहना है सिक्योरिटी गार्ड्स हवा में फायरिंग कर रहे हैं
भारतीय विद्यार्थी @PMOIndia से मदद की गुहार लगा रहे हैं #indianstudentsinukraine #UkraineWar @opganga @MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/zqiYNYLqTv
— Ravinder Singh Robin ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ رویندرسنگھ روبن (@rsrobin1) February 27, 2022

The Ukrainian border guards stopped them from moving into Poland and even fired in the air.

BBC reported an incident in which Ukrainian guards were seen hitting the African and Indians.

The Indian embassy has announced the shifting of the place of assembly to cross the border through the following advisory.

At the meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Ukraine situation, it was decided that evacuation of the Indian students should get the highest priority.

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