"Very Thankful," Pakistani Girl Says In Video As Indian Embassy Evacuates Her From Ukraine

"I'm very thankful to the Embassy of India in Kyiv for supporting us all the way here as we were stuck in a very difficult situation." These were the words of a Pakistani girl who was evacuated from war-torn Ukraine and it was the Indian embassy that helped her.

In a video, Asma Shafique can be heard thanking the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping her escape "a very difficult situation".

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Video of Pak girl thanking Indian authorities

"I am also thanking the Prime Minister of India. Hope we get home safely, thanks to the Indian Embassy," she added in the video posted by ANI news agency.

The Pakistani student who was stranded in Kyiv is now en route to Western Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country.

#WATCH | Pakistan's Asma Shafique thanks the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Modi for evacuating her.

Shas been rescued by Indian authorities and is enroute to Western #Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country. She will be reunited with her family soon:Sources pic.twitter.com/9hiBWGKvNp

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Earlier, India had evacuated one Bangladeshi national, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), that had later also informed that that one Nepali citizen will be coming on board an Indian flight under Operation Ganga as reported by news agency ANI.

Roshan Jha, the first Nepali national to have been evacuated from Ukraine by the Indian authorities, had also expressed his gratitude towards the Indian government for their support, reported The Kathmandu Post.

All Indian students evacuated

Meanwhile, all Indian students stranded in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Sumy have been moved out and flights under Operation Ganga are being prepared to bring them back home, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Indian students moved out of Sumy were being taken to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine. Poltava is at a distance of about 175 km from Sumy.

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"Happy to inform that we have been able to move out all Indian students from Sumy. They are currently en route to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine," Bagchi tweeted. "Flights under Operation Ganga are being prepared to bring them home," he said.

Hundreds of civilians fled Ukraine

Hundreds of civilians have been confirmed killed since the fighting began and more than 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine.

Since the invasion began on February 24, the Indian government has been evacuating Indian nationals from Ukraine via neighbouring countries under Operation Ganga. More than 16,000 nationals have returned to India since the war began.

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