Another Indian student dies in Ukraine's Vinnytsia

Another Indian student has died in Ukraine amid the ongoing violence due to Russias military operationChandan Jindal an Indian national in Ukraines Vinnytsia lost his life due to natural causes said the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Wednesday adding that his family members are also in UkraineJindal is the second Indian who has died in the conflictridden country in two daysEarlier Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagoudar a medical student had lost his life amid Russian shelling on Kharkiv on March 1Taking to Twitter the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson had shared the information and expressed condolences to the familyWith 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 he wrote in the tweetDuring a media briefing he said that cities in eastern Ukraine remain areas of concernCities in eastern Ukraine remain an area of concern Encouraging reports that some students were able to board trains out of Kharkiv last night today morning Weve been in communication with the Russian side regarding the safe passage of our nationals from Kharkiv and other cities Bagchi told reportersWe have been in communication from the Russian side regarding a safe passage of our nationals The advisory which was just issued by our embassy is on the basis of the information received from Russia he addedBagchi said A mechanism for issuing emergency certificates to those who lost their Indian passports has been instituted I think this will also help many Indian studentsHe also added that the MEA control room has attended 9874 calls so far and responded to 7657 emailsIn principle we are always ready to help other countries If we get a specific request on it then our stand will be guided by it If we get an opportunity like that and we are able to do it then we will definitely help he said furtherMeanwhile nearly 17000 Indian nationals have left Ukraines border since the first travel advisory was issued by the Indian Embassy in Kyiv and as many as 15 flights were scheduled over the next 24 hoursThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever