- Thursday 26 May 2022
India heaved a sigh of collective relief after news came from the government that the evacuation of nearly 700 Indian students stranded in Ukraine's Sumy has begun. Hardeep Singh Puri, a former diplomat, confirmed that all 694 Indian students have left for Poltava in buses. A medical student at Sumy university, who did not wish to be identified, confirmed that buses have arrived to evacuate them.