Leave Ukraine via trains or any means of transport, Centre tells stranded Indians

NEW DELHI: In a fresh advisory released on Tuesday, the

Indian Embassy

in Ukraine urged stranded nationals to take advantage of humanitarian corridors announced in various parts of the war-ravaged country and evacuate using trains/vehicles or other available means of transport.

"

Humanitarian Corridor

for evacuation of stranded people announced in various parts of Ukraine from 1000 hrs (local time) on 8 March ... All stranded Indians are urged to make use of this opportunity and evacuate using trains/vehicles or other available means of transport," read the advisory.

The embassy added that given the security situation, "establishment of the next human corridors is uncertain".

Meanwhile, nearly 700 Indian students stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian city of

Sumy

heaved a sigh of relief as their evacuation process started on Tuesday and hoped that they would be in a safe zone soon. "The evacuation from Sumy has started. There was finally some good news on Tuesday. All Indian students will be evacuated from Sumy on Tuesday itself. They will be taken to a safe location from where they will be brought to India," said Anshad Ali, a student coordinator.

A medical student at the

Sumy university

, who did not wish to be identified, confirmed that buses have arrived and students have started boarding the buses.

"We have been told that we will go to

Poltava

. I am praying that we reach a safe zone and this misery is over," he said.

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri told reporters here that 694 Indian students, who were stranded in Sumy, left for Poltava in buses on Tuesday.

"Last night, I checked with the control room, 694 Indian students were remaining in Sumy. Today, they have all left in buses for Poltava," he said.