Hours after Russia claimed that the Indian students have been taken hostage by Ukrainian security forces, India on Thursday (March 3, 2022) said that they have not received any reports of any hostage situation.
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement and said that the Indian Embassy in Ukraine is in continuous touch with Indian nationals in the war-torn country.
“We have not received any reports of any hostage situation regarding any student. We have requested the support of the Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for taking out students from Kharkiv and neighbouring areas to the western part of the country,” the statement added.
“We have been coordinating effectively with the countries in the region including Russia, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova,” the MEA said.
The ministry also appreciated the help extended by the Ukrainian authorities to make this possible and thanked Ukraine’s western neighbours in receiving Indian nationals and for accommodating them while they waited for flights to take them back home.