Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday and discussed the situation in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where over a thousand Indian students are stranded. Now the girl students have already been sent to Ukraine’s western border by train with the help of Russian government, which is a 20-hour journey.

Efforts are being made to evacuate the boys also.
A statement from the foreign ministry said PM Modi and Mr Putin “reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck”.