Russian embassy press release
On March 2, 2022, at the initiative of the Indian side, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
Issues of evacuation of the Indian citizens currently in Ukraine were discussed.
Vladimir Putin stressed that all the necessary instructions had been given and that the Russian military was doing everything possible to ensure the safe removal of Indian citizens from the war zone and their return to their homeland.
The Russian Side, in particular, is trying to organize an urgent evacuation of a group of the Indian students from Kharkov through the humanitarian corridor along the shortest route to Russia.
At the same time, according to the latest information, these students are actually taken hostage by the Ukrainian security forces, who use them as a human shield and in every possible way prevent them from leaving for Russian territory.
Responsibility in this case lies entirely with the Kiev authorities.
The leaders agreed to continue close cooperation in order to ensure the safety of the Indian citizens in Ukraine.
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India Russian Foreign Ministry - МИД России India in Russia (Embassy of India, Moscow)