Indian student killed in Russian bombing in Ukraine, MEA confirms
Russia Ukraine Crisis: An Indian student has lost his life in war-torn Ukraine. An Indian student has died in a bombing in Ukraine. This has been confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs. Naveen Shekharappa, an Indian student from Haveri, Karnataka, died when Russian soldiers blew up a government building on Tuesday. Shortly after the student’s death, NDTV reporter Vartika spoke to Pooja Prahraj, student co-ordinator in Kharkiv, who told that the student who was killed had come out only to arrange food.
“Indian student Naveen dies in Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, government to expel 4000 children through Russia soon” : Student Coordinator Dr. Pooja
Pooja Prahraj, a final year medical student in PG course, said, “He just went out to get food… We arrange food for the other children living in the hostel, but he lives in a flat behind the governor’s residence. I used to stay in… He was standing in line for more than an hour, then there was an air raid, in which the Governor House was blown up and he was also killed…” Pooja said, dialed the phone of the student who was killed. On leaving, a Ukrainian woman replied. He said, “Those who have this phone are being taken to Morg (morgue) at this time…” Naveen’s partner Sreedharan Gopalakrishnan said, ‘Naveen died at 10.30 am Ukrainian time. He was standing in line outside the grocery shop when he was killed in the firing by the Russian army on the people. We do not have any information about his dead body. None of us are in a position to go to the hospital where it might have been kept.
Videos from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, showed extensive damage caused by a Russian military attack. In another attack, a large government building can also be seen detonating. According to sources, the deteriorating situation in the Ukrainian city of Sharkiv is becoming a cause for concern. The safety of Indian citizens in this city is the top priority of the government. The need for safe passage for Indian nationals including students from Kharkiv and other conflict zone cities has been raised with Russian and Ukrainian embassies. Meanwhile, the Russian attack on Ukraine entered its sixth day on Tuesday. After yesterday’s talks between the two countries failed, Russia has intensified shelling in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other major city Kharkiv. An Indian student was killed in this attack today in Kharkiv. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “It is with deep sadness that we confirm that an Indian student was killed in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We extend our deepest condolences to the family.” express.”
With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family.
We convey our deepest condolences to the family.
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) March 1, 2022
The British Defense Ministry has said that Russian forces have intensified attacks in the northern part of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, other cities Kharkiv and Chernihiv and are firing cannons in densely populated areas. 70 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian attack About 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees have taken refuge in neighboring Poland in the five days following the Russian attack. Poland’s Deputy Home Minister said on Tuesday that around 350,000 people have entered Poland from Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Meanwhile, India today urged all its citizens to leave Ukraine’s capital Kyiv immediately. In the latest advisory of the Indian Embassy in Ukraine, all Indian nationals including students are advised to leave Kyiv immediately today. So far, a total of 1922 people have returned from Ukraine to India.
