Everyone is worried about the war going on between Russia and Ukraine. There is a lot of chaos everywhere.
UN Security Council called for a special emergency session of all the member countries
to talk on and bring a stop to Russia's war against Ukraine.
A procedural vote was taken to call for a special emergency session
India remained abstained from the vote and took a neutral stand.
Like India, China and UAE too remained abstained from the vote.
However, India has welcomed Russia and Ukraine's decision to hold talks at the Belarus border.
But surprisingly, still remained abstained from the vote
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations
without naming the countries, said that
the countries who did not vote in support to stop the war,
Your nationals are in Ukriane and the situation there is dangerous.
He said that these countries should have voted and brought an end to the war.
As the Ukraine-Russia crisis is going on, President Vladimir Putin has put nuclear forces on alert for attacks on Kiev and Kharkiv
Indians in Kharkiv and Kyiv are worried and fleeing
They are fleeing towards the border countries of Ukraine as the condition is really bad.
Shocking visuals have surfaced of suitcases and other belongings lying on the road and people being assaulted.
The alleged assault have been carried out by the Ukrainian police.
In a video, women are being beaten up with sounds of gunshots being fired.
In another video, a man in uniform is seen kicking a person as he walks with his suitcase.
It can’t be identified if the person is an Indian student
but many stuck at the Ukrainian border have alleged assault and harassment.
People are being assaulted, pulled by hair, punched in the face and not being allowed to cross over the border and go to other countries
The Indians students are suffering a lot and requesting help.
Other videos show women being harrassed and not being allowed to cross the border.
Women students are being harassed and are being pulled by their hair.
An Indian student, Malavika, who was trying to flee after the attacks, said in a video that
she was stuck at the Ukrainian check post near the Ukrainian-Slovakian border
along with others wanting to go to Slovakia, were stopped by the guards
They have suffered a lot as they were stranded for 12 hours without food and water.
The Slovakian embassy is ready to help, but Ukraine is not letting them leave.
She alleged that the police used chili and pepper sprays on the crowd to disperse them.
They used these sprays thrice to disperse them.
They were not able to contact the embassy and don't know who to call and what to do?”
Another student Mansi Chaudhary said that the situation is getting worse day by day
She said that after Russia attacked Ukraine she wanted to flee to Poland.
She said, "We were not allowed to cross over to Poland.
Indian students are being tortured.
Even women students are being harassed.
Indian embassy diplomats are helping us with food and shelter but the Ukraine Border guards are not letting us cross.
I have been here since 3 days.
Some women are being pulled by their hair and hit with rods and kicked by Ukrainian army. They have been crying.
After waiting for three days, but not being allowed to cross over,
Chaudhary is now returning back to her hostel
Chaudhary said she would reassess her strategy and try alternative routes. It is not easy they are suffering alot.
A group of Indian students said they are very scared as people entered their hostel with guns.
They don’t even know if they were Ukrainian or Russian soldiers. They fired in the hostel and they had to save their lives.
There are more than 200 students stuck in the hostel. There is no security and the gate is broken.
Their hostel is close to the airport but the conditions outside are so dangerous that they are scared.
Even if one of them leaves the hostel, they are sure to be beaten up. Their video became viral.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too shared a video
and said that he feels bad that Indians are being thrashed.
and asked the government of India to act quickly and evacuate them.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Ambassador to India Igor Polikha replied that
he did not agree to the alleged charges of racial discrimination against Indian students.
He said that the Indian media should stop spreading wrong messages and panic.
Everyone was asked to wait in the queue, but force was used when some people tried to go on their own.
Do not spread false messages about discrimination.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a high-level meeting on evacuation of the students stuck in Ukraine.
Ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju & General VK Singh
will travel to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to help in evacuation of students.
In a shocking news, the FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russian national team from all international soccer competitions.
as they feel it was wrong on part of Russia to attack Ukraine.
This ban will likely leave the Russian team out of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.