Robertsganj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it is because of India's "rising strength" that the government was able to evacuate the Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine amid conflict with Russia.

Addressing a public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Robertsganj, PM Modi said, "It is due to India's rising strength that we are able to safely evacuate our nationals stuck in Ukraine, for which we are running Operation Ganga."

"We're making all efforts to evacuate people stuck in Ukraine under Operation Ganga. Thousands of citizens were brought back to India. To accelerate this mission, India has sent its four ministers there, and the government will leave no stone unturned for the safe evacuation of Indians," he added.

The Indian government has stepped up evacuation efforts and has now deployed the Indian Air Force (IAF) to increase scale.

On Monday, Modi deputed four ministers to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate evacuation operations as Indians continued to cross the borders into Romania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, one of the four ministers deputed by Modi said Wednesday that Moldova has opened its borders to facilitate the evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine.