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The us embassy in kyiv closed its doors and instructed staff to take cover following a warning about a potential large-scale Russian air attack. The alert was issued after Ukraine used US-supplied ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory, escalating tensions between Russia and the West.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revealed the Kyiv bunker where he directed the nation's initial war response, recalling US President Biden's offer to evacuate him. He famously replied, 'I need ammunition, not a ride.

UKRAINE-CRISIS-USA-U.S. embassy issues new security alert for Ukraine, urges U.S. citizens to leave

Russia's intelligence agency alleges Britain and France are secretly planning to supply nuclear weapons to Ukraine, a claim vehemently denied by Kyiv and France as "an outright lie" and "absurd." Moscow stated this information is crucial for ongoing peace talks, while Ukraine urged the international community to reject Russia's "dirty information bombs."

Amid the ongoing military buildup at the Russian-Ukrainian border, the Indian embassy in Kyiv has asked its citizens residing in Ukraine to register themselves in a bid to disseminate information in a swift manner. The embassy said it is closely monitoring the situation and asked Indian citizens to continuously follow its website for updates.

The United States reopened its embassy in Kyiv Wednesday after closing it for three months due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the state department said. "We stand proudly with, and continue to support, the government and people of Ukraine as they defend their country from the Kremlin's brutal war of aggression," secretary of state Antony Blinken said.

Around 200 Indian students are fighting for their life in Kyiv, where fierce fighting is on, after the Indian embassy left them to fend for themselves.

As Russia intensifies air strikes and shelling in Ukraine, Indian nationals, including students, are now faced with the tough task of making their own arrangements to reach the borders for evacuation following an advisory by the Indian embassy in Kyiv.

Many Gujarat students stranded in Ukraine are having to run from one border to another in their desperate attempt to escape to safety from the war-torn country. These students said that the Indian embassy has asked them to reach Romania or Poland borders without offering logistical help.

The long-feared Russian blitzkrieg in Ukraine, which began early on Thursday, has hit Indian students the hardest as they are staring at a bleak future with nowhere to go.

India on Friday said that it is closely following the developments relating to Ukraine, including ongoing high-level discussions between Russia and the US, and called for a peaceful resolution of the situation for long-term peace and stability in the region and beyond. The Indian Embassy in Kyiv is also monitoring local developments, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said while replying to a query on the Ukraine situation.

The 200 students who had been sheltering in a school for three days have finally moved out of battle-ravaged Kyiv.With conditions worsening in the Ukrainian capital, they have moved towards the western borders — and into safety.

Even when thousands are stranded inside the bunkers in Kharkiv and nearby cities in Ukraine, a large group of Indian students, including Keralites, who proceeded to Kyiv railway station on the basis of a communication from Indian Embassy in Kyiv, complained that they were not being allowed to board the trains that are operating from Kyiv to western parts of the country as part of evacuation.

Assamese students, who returned to Ukraine to complete their medical education, said they will not evacuate the war-torn nation despite an advisory issued to the Indian nationals by the Indian embassy in Kyiv to leave Ukraine at the earliest.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the appointment of a new American infrastructure adviser for Ukraine. Robert Mariner, a former advisor to the transportation counsellor at the US Embassy in Afghanistan, will serve as transportation advisor to Ukraine. Buttigieg discussed the importance of transportation and the future of the aviation sector in Ukraine during his visit. The US Department of Transportation has previously coordinated similar advisory roles at US embassies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For Indian students, the flight from war-torn Ukraine is largely being facilitated by local “agents” and contacts who have over the past seven days arranged food and transport, planned routes to the border and liaised with the Indian embassy for their safe evacuation.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv to show unwavering support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's aggression. The visit comes amid concerns about the sustainability of Western assistance as the war with Russia continues. The US ambassador to Kyiv, Bridget Brink, emphasized the visit's significance in demonstrating Washington's support for Ukraine's fight for freedom. The trip also coincides with increasing division in the US legislature over aid for Ukraine, with a joint military industry conference between Ukraine and the US planned for next month.