New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday issued an advisory, as hostilities continue to escalate across Ukraine, warning against traveling to the war zone and also advising Indian citizens, currently in Ukraine to leave at the earliest.
“In view of the deteriorating security situation and recent escalation of hostilities across Ukraine, Indian nationals are advised against travelling to Ukraine,” the Indian embassy in Ukraine said in an advisory posted on its Twitter handle.
“The Indian citizens, including students, currently in Ukraine are advised to leave Ukraine at the earliest by available means,” it added.
In view of the deteriorating security situation & recent escalation of hostilities across #Ukraine Indian nationals are advised against travelling to Ukraine.
Indian citizens, including students, in Ukraine advised to leave Ukraine at earliest: @IndiainUkraine pic.twitter.com/eeSKk98GKW
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) October 19, 2022
On Monday, multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv in the morning, which were later reported to be targeted attacks against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, using Iranian-made drones.
The advisory came ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin imposed martial law on Wednesday in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Russia claims to have annexed.