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A short Tweet by the official spokesperson of MEA, Mr Arindam Bagchi is perhaps the best news that has come since morning on Tuesday the 8th of March 2022..

“Happy to inform that we have been able to move out all Indian students from Sumy. They are currently en route to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine, ” Bagchi tweeted.

These are, to be precise, 694 Indian students being evacuated from war torn Sumy town which is not far from the Russian border.

The students are being taken to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine. Distance between Poltava and Sumy is about 175 kms.

“Flights under Operation Ganga are being prepared to bring them home,” Bagchi added.

The MEA spokesperson also posted a video on Twitter showing Indian students having refreshments in the backdrop of parked buses.

Also earlier in the day, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine issued an advisory urging all stranded Indian nationals to make use of “humanitarian corridor” announced in various parts of Ukraine and evacuate using trains, vehicles or any other available means of transport giving due consideration to safety.

Humanitarian corridor for evacuation of stranded people has been announced in various parts of Ukraine from 1000 hours on March 8, 2022.

Considering the security situation, establishment of the next humanitarian corridor is uncertain, the advisory said.

“All stranded Indian nationals are urged to make use of this opportunity and evacuate using trains/vehicles or any other available means of transport giving due consideration to safety,” the advisory said.