694 Indian scholars have been in Sumy remaining night time, all have left for Poltava in buses: Hardeep Singh Puri

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday showed that the evacuation procedure for Indian scholars stranded within the war-torn Ukrainian town of Sumy has began and they’re being been taken in buses to Poltava.

“Remaining night time, I checked with the regulate room, 694 Indian scholars have been last in Sumy. These days, they’ve all left in buses for Poltava,” Puri advised journalists right here.

Top Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mentioned with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy tactics to start out the stalled evacuation of Indian scholars from Ukraine’s besieged Sumy town pummelled by means of the invading Russian forces.

India has introduced again over 17,100 of its nationals from Ukraine up to now whilst Indian scholars remained caught within the northeastern town of Sumy with their evacuation dependent at the facilitation of a protected passage by means of Russian and Ukrainian government.