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Indian Students Shelter Under University in Ukraine
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0:28Now PlayingThousands of Indians studying in Ukraine have begun to be reunited with their families after being flown home to escape the Russian invasion.
The students suddenly found themselves in the midst of a war and fearful of what lay ahead following last week's invasion.
Pressure on the Indian government to pull out its citizens has intensified in recent days, especially after one student died in shelling in Kharkiv on Tuesday.
A memorial service was held for Naveen S. Gyandagoudar in his hometown in Karnataka state after he was killed when he left his bunker to go buy food.
Authorities said about 17,000 out of an estimated 20,000 Indian citizens in Ukraine had left the country and New Delhi was trying to evacuate the rest to nearby countries from where they can be flown back home.
Mansi Singhal described the "intolerable" scramble to get to the border from where they could be repatriated.
Atul Kumar said he had spent four days in a bunker before receiving word to travel to Poland.
Many of those who remain stranded are in conflict areas such as Kharkiv and Sumy.
Evacuation flights have taken off from countries bordering western Ukraine, such as Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, with more scheduled.
A group of Indian Cabinet ministers flew to these countries to help with rescue efforts.
But for those stuck in the eastern region, there appears no safe way out yet.
India has sent a team from its embassy in Moscow to Belgorod, a Russian city close to the border with Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said Tuesday.
India has asked all its citizens to immediately leave Kharkiv after receiving information from Russia, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said.
They have been advised to move to three safe zones about 15 kilometers (9 miles) away using any means, including on foot, he said.
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