Warsaw: India’s embassy to Ukraine informed on Friday that it continues to function from Poland and provided contact details for the benefit of those who want assistance amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Dear Indians in Ukraine, Embassy of India continues to function and can be contacted through email: cons1.kyiv@mea.gov.inand the following 24*7 helpline numbers on WhatsApp for assistance: +380933559958, +919205209802 and +917428022564,” the embassy stated in the latest advisory on its Twitter handle.
Advisory to all Indian Nationals in Ukraine.@MEAIndia @PIB_India @DDNewslive @IndiainUkraine @IndiainPoland @PTI_News pic.twitter.com/oIeOLXb2Cb
— India in Ukraine (@IndiainUkraine) March 18, 2022
The embassy was shifted to Warsaw, capital city of Poland, on a temporary basis on March 13 because of rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine. Before that, the Indian embassy had been moved from Kyiv to Lviv due to heavy shelling in the Ukrainian capital.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that about 50 Indians are still believed to be stranded in war-hit Ukraine. Of them, 15-20 people want to leave Ukraine, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.
Around 22,500 Indians have so far been evacuated from Ukraine, most of them after Operation Ganga was launched and special flights arranged with help from countries like Poland and Romania.
