Russia-Ukraine War: 5th OpGanga flight with 249 Indians reached India from Bucharest

Monday, 28 February 2022 (10:26 IST)
New Delhi: A fifth flight as part of Operation Ganga with 249 Indian nationals, mostly students, evacuated from war-hit Ukraine reached New Delhi from Bucharest.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a tweet that the flight is to land in New Delhi. “Moving forward in bringing Indians home. “Fifth #OperationGanga flight departs Bucharest for Delhi with 249 Indian nationals.”

Moving forward in bringing Indians home.

Fifth #OperationGanga flight departs Bucharest for Delhi with 249 Indian nationals. https://t.co/x2VQd3j4Nd

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 27, 2022


On Sunday, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said at a special briefing that 1,000 Indian nationals have been flown out of Romania and Hungary, and another 1,000 have been evacuated from Ukraine through the land routes. (Inputs from UNI)

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