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The first evacuation flight carrying 219 Indian nationals from Ukraine landed in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Saturday evening.
The plane had taken off from the Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday afternoon.
“The first evacuation flight carrying 219 passengers from Ukraine, has landed in Mumbai. The plane had taken off from the Romanian capital Bucharest this afternoon,” said the Government of India.
#WATCH | Union Minister Piyush Goyal welcomes the Indian nationals safely evacuated from Ukraine at Mumbai airport pic.twitter.com/JGKReJE1ct
— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2022
Union Minister Piyush Goyal had earlier said that he is looking forward to receiving the Indian nationals safely evacuated from Ukraine at Mumbai airport.
Since the beginning of this crisis, our main objective was to bring back each & every Indian stranded in Ukraine. 219 students have arrived here. This was the first batch, the second will reach Delhi soon. We’ll not stop until all of them are back home, Union Minister Piyush Goyal was quoted as saying by ANI
Union Minister Piyush Goyal welcomes Indian students evacuated from Ukraine at Mumbai Airport pic.twitter.com/eqUfOuViyw
— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2022
The government is working in mission mode to ensure the safety of our citizens.
The Union Minister said, ‘Looking forward to receiving the Indian nationals safely evacuated from Ukraine at Mumbai airport. The government is working in mission mode to ensure the safety of our citizens.’
Meanwhile, another batch of Indian students entered Hungary from the Ukrainian side at Zahony crossing, travelling onward to Budapest for return to India by Air India flight on Saturday.
“I had trust upon Indian govt that they will definitely bring us back to our country. There was some fear and panic, but we are very happy to be back to India,” an MBBS student who returned from Ukraine was quoted as saying by ANI
Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis, the Indian Embassy in Kiev has advised Indian citizens against moving to any of the border checkpoints without prior coordination with government officials at border posts.
