India | Ukraine Don't panic, more flights being planned: India tells citizens in Ukraine amid rising tension
New Delhi/IBNS: India has asked its citizens in Ukraine to not panic over reports of people not getting flight tickets amid rising tensions between the former Soviet state and its neighbour Russia.
In the tweet, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine said it is aware of reports that people not getting flights. It asked Indians living in Ukraine not to panic as more flights are being planned.
The embassy also released a travel advisory and has asked Indians to avoid travel to and from Ukraine amid fears of a Russian invasion.
It said details would of additional flights be shared by the embassy "as and when confirmed".
"Embassy of India has been receiving several appeals about non-availability of flights from Ukraine to India. In this regard, students are advised not to resort to panic, but book the earliest available and convenient flights to travel to India," the embassy tweeted.
"At present, Ukrainian International Airlines, Air Arabia, Fly Dubai, Qatar Airways etc are operating flights," it said.
Embassy of India in Kyiv continues to monitor the situation on a regular basis. Some FAQs for Indian citizens are placed below, and all citizens are advised to go through the same. @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @PIB_India @DDNewslive @DDNewsHindi @IndiainUkraine @IndianDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/mAJXu3f2Ux
— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) February 16, 2022
The embassy said "more flights are being planned in the near future", including from Air India and Ukrainian International Airlines.
Meanwhile, Russia on Wednesday said military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea had ended and that soldiers were returning to their garrisons.
Earlier, it had announced a troop pullback from Ukraine's borders.
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