With the escalation of conflict in Ukraine, some students from Gujarat stranded in a war-hit area in the country said they were being rejected at the border checkpoint suggested by the embassy for evacuation At the Shehyni-Medyka border between Ukraine and Poland, some Indian students have been stranded for more than 72 hours to be cleaned for evacuation.
A student from Vadodara told Indian Express, “we have waited cold frozen since Friday night and the Ukrainian border guards do not allow us to cross to Poland … they have separated girls and boys. Some girls are allowed to leave After 40 hours but after that, no one India was permitted. They hit and kicked Indian students, who asked our questions and told us to return to our university. Some of us were also hurt … “
Gyanisha Patel from Vadodara, who along with her friend cleaned Shehyni’s checkpoint on Sunday, it took almost 36 hours to get out of Ukraine on Monday night. “We were made to wait even after being allowed to cross the checkpoint. They just don’t want to stick our passport to come out. We have now reached Poland and are waiting for further instructions from the Indian Embassy. We have been given to understand that because very few Indian students are permitted Crossing, we are not enough numbers for repatriation flights to take off … our friends returned in risky Ukraine and we were worried about them.
Furthermore in the capital of Ukraine Kyiv, a fourth medical student from Vadodara said with advisors from the Indian Embassy, the students had decided to leave. “However, we are also scared … We have heard that there are attacks on Indian students on other borders.”
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