Second Indian student died from a stroke in Ukraine, as the country fights a war with Russia, which invaded it almost a week ago. He identified as Chandan Jindal (22), hailed from Punjab’s Barnala and was a medical student at Vinnytsia National Pyrogov Memorial Medical University.
Jindal was admitted in Emergency Hospital Vinnytsia (Kyivska street 68) after suffering an Ischemic stroke. He breathed his last earlier in the day. His father has written to the Government of India to make arrangements for bringing back his body.
The Centre is also making efforts to bring back the body of a student from Karnataka, who died in a shelling in Kharkiv a day ago. With the airspace in Ukraine shut for passenger services, bringing back of bodies may take place through other countries as has been happening for evacuation of stranded Indians.
Meanwhile, Jindal father has written to the Government of India, requesting to make arrangements for bringing back his body.Earlier on Tuesday, Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a native of Chalageri in Haveri district, was killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had confirmed the death in a tweet and said it was in touch with the family of the student. “With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” it said. The ministry said it is in touch with the family of the student.
“We convey our deepest condolences to the family,” it said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to the father of Naveen on Tuesday.
In light of deteriorating situation in war-torn Ukraine, the Indian embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday issued a fresh advisory asking all its citizens to leave the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv immediately “For their own safety and security, they must leave Kharkiv immediately in light of the deteriorating situation,” the embassy stated in an urgent advisory.
It further asked the Indian nationals to move to Pesochin, Babaye and Bezlyudovka as soon as possible. “Under all circumstances, they must reach these settlements by 1800 hrs (Ukrainian time) today,” it added.
Meanwhile, The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has sent relief material to Ukraine. The NDRF has provided relief material including blankets, sleeping mats, and solar study lamps etc. for the people of Ukraine. The relief material was sent through a flight that left for Poland this morning and another on an Indian Air Force (IAF) flight that left for Romania this afternoon.
Venkaiah Naidu says Govt making every effort
Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu today expressed confidence that every Indian stranded in Ukraine will be brought back home safely and said that the Government is making every effort in that direction.
He said that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar had apprised him of the measures being taken to rescue Indians stranded in the war zone.
He added that India is adopting a calibrated approach on international developments keeping in view the country’s national interests. He urged everyone to speak in one voice to protect the country’s interests and not voice anything that will be detrimental to India.
The new Russian envoy to India Denis Alipov said that Moscow is working on making a “humanitarian corridor” for safe passage of Indians through the Russian-Ukrainian border. Alipov, who arrived in Delhi a couple of days ago, is the ambassador-designate and has not yet presented his credential to the Indian President.
But, in his first briefing on Wednesday in the wake of the crisis, the Russian envoy said Russia is launching a “humanitarian corridor” through Russian territory so that Indians have a secure passage and can be evacuated from the conflict zone.
