Disturbing Videos Show Indian Students Fleeing Ukraine Brutally Beaten By Forces At Borders
Video allegedly shot by a student shows Indians sitting on a road reportedly at the Ukraine-Poland border. In the video border forces are seen kicking and harassing Indian students. Some posts also suggest that African students were also beaten and kicked by the forces at national borders.
A video that is now going viral and has been shared by many verified handles on Twitter shows forces of Romania and Poland kicking and beating stranded Indian students, girls and boys alike.
A video allegedly shot by a student shows Indians sitting on a road, reportedly at the Ukraine-Poland border. In the video, border forces are seen kicking and harassing Indian students. Some posts also suggest that African students were also beaten and kicked by the forces at national borders.
#Ukrainian military assaulting girls at #Ukraine #Poland Border. Indian voice also heard. pic.twitter.com/6URlG9enrj
¡ª IDU (@defencealerts) February 27, 2022
Many students Ukraine-Poland border have sent out videos alleging that Ukrainian soldiers and police are forcing them back into Ukraine from the border of Poland by firing in the air and attempting to drive their cars into the crowd. Other videos show forced at country borders are beating Indian students, however, it's still not clear which country they belong to.
Angel, a Malayali student, can be heard saying in a video that she and her friend were pushed and beaten. Adding that the police tried to ram their vehicles into the group of students, Angel said that the Ukrainian soldiers did not care that students fell. ¡°This is too bad, this is not the way that the Ukraine government or military should treat foreign citizens. This is not how we expect help," she said.
?Beaten with Batons, Kicked & Rammed With Cars By #Ukrainian Military & Police. https://t.co/I1t8X37yr8 pic.twitter.com/qBR48F1ElH
¡ª IDU (@defencealerts) February 27, 2022
Other images and videos showed a sea of students waiting at the border of Ukraine-Poland to cross over into the country.
Many students have taken shelter in bunkers and thousands of them are trying to cross over to other neighbouring countries on foot after being given an assurance of help.
21-year-old Shana Shaji of Kerala told PTI on Saturday, February 26, that they were only left with food for one day, and that they were hiding in a metro bunker.
An Ukrainian security officer kicks Indian students at the border crossing who are escaping the war! What is their fault? pic.twitter.com/SF1vE0IVLL
¡ª Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) February 27, 2022
Metro stations have turned into bunkers as people have taken shelter to escape bombardment amid the raging military conflict.
With Ukraine closing its airspace after Russia launched the military operation, the Indian government sent teams to the land borders with Ukraine in Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Romania to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals.
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