New Delhi: Consulate General of Russia Oleg Avdeev in Chennai on Thursday invited Indian students, who left Ukraine, to complete their education in Russia ‘as the medical syllabus is almost the same’.
Speaking to the media, Avdeev said, “Indian students who left Ukraine can continue their education in Russia as medical syllabus is almost the same (as Ukraine). They know the language of people, as in Ukraine, most of them spoke Russian. They’re most welcome in Russia.”
Indian students who left Ukraine can continue their education in Russia as medical syllabus is almost the same (as Ukraine). They know the language of people, as in Ukraine, most of them spoke Russian. They're most welcome in Russia: Oleg Avdeev, Consul Gen of Russia in Chennai pic.twitter.com/2O7CMTV5gg
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2022
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Meanwhile, the Indian embassy in Kyiv, on October 23, issued an advisory asking Indian citizens in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest. It also shared information on five available border-crossing options for Indian nationals.
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine, on 20 October, issued a statement advising Indian nationals to not to travel to Ukraine citing the deteriorating security situation and escalation of hostilities across the war-hit country.
In the early stages of the conflict, India launched “Operation Ganga” to evacuate over 20,000 of its citizens who were in Ukraine.