Were Indian students 'hostage' in Ukraine? Foreign Ministry gave this answer on Russia's claim

In a press briefing by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, the Ukrainian army was accused of kidnapping several Indian students. Now the clarification of the Ministry of External Affairs has come to the fore on this matter. The Ministry of External Affairs said that our embassy in Ukraine is in constant touch with the Indian nationals stranded there. Officials said that with the cooperation of Ukrainian authorities, several Indian students have left Kharkiv yesterday. We have not received any report of any hostage situation.

Ukraine Embassy in India also denied

When asked questions in this regard, Ukraine's Ambassador to India Igor Polikha vehemently denied the allegations and denied that Ukraine itself is bleeding, it is helping all the foreign students stranded in the country. He said that we tried our best to reduce the issue of students trying to cross the western borders amid huge influx of refugees and this problem is basically solved. As far as I know, the first batch of Indians from the western side has left Kharkiv.

On the other hand, according to the details shared by the Russian official, the Russian Defense Ministry also claimed that the Ukrainian authorities have offered the students that they can exit Ukraine through the country's border with Poland. While the way to the Polish border is an active war zone.

Russian Defense Ministry accused the Ukrainian army

The Russian Defense Ministry said that according to our information, Ukrainian authorities have forcibly detained a large group of Indian students in Kharkiv, who want to leave Ukrainian territory and go to Belgorod. According to an official, Belgorod is a border area in Russia and not far from Kharkiv.