Speaking to the media, Avdeev said, “Indian students leaving Ukraine can continue their education in Russia as the medical curriculum is almost the same (as Ukraine). They know the language of the people, like in Ukraine, among them. Most spoke Russian. They are very welcome in Russia.”
Indian students leaving Ukraine can continue their education in Russia as the medical curriculum is almost the same (as Ukraine). They know the language of the people, as in Ukraine, most of them spoke Russian. He is most welcome in Russia: Oleg Avdeev, Consul General of Russia in Chennai pic.twitter.com/2O7CMTV5gg
— ANI (@ANI) 10 November 2022
Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv issued an advisory on 23 October asking Indian nationals in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest. It also shared information on the five available border crossing options for Indian citizens.
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine issued a statement on October 20 advising Indian citizens not to travel to Ukraine citing the deteriorating security situation and escalation of hostilities in the war-torn country.
In the early stages of the conflict, India launched “Operation Ganga” to evacuate over 20,000 of its civilians in Ukraine.
