GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 1st March. An Indian student was killed on Tuesday in shelling in Kharkiv city of Ukraine on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
“With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” it tweeted.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that it is in touch with the family of the student.
“We convey our deepest condolences to the family,” it said.
The student was a native of Chalageri in Karnataka’s Haveri district, a state government official informed.
Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority commissioner Dr Manoj Rajan said, “a number of Indians are still stranded in Kharkiv where Russia has launched a major military offensive.”
The Ministry of External Affairs said that the Foreign Secretary is calling in ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to reiterate India’s demand for “urgent safe passage” to Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and other cities in conflict zones.
“Similar action is also being undertaken by our ambassadors in Russia and Ukraine,” the MEA said.
Comments are closed.