India: 1,314 Indians Return From Ukraine Today, Over 17,400 Evacuated, Centre

NEW DELHI, 08 March 2022, (TON): Under 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate Indian citizens from Ukraine, 1,314 Indians have been airlifted yesterday by seven special civilian flights.

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation “with this more than 17,400 Indians have been brought back since the special flights began on February 22, 2022.”

The number of Indians airlifted by 73 special civilian flights goes up to 15,206. The IAF had earlier flown 10 sorties to bring back 2,056 passengers, as part of Operation Ganga.

Among the special civilian flights on Monday, four have landed in New Delhi while two reached Mumbai. There were five flights from Budapest, and one each from Bucharest and Suceava.

Two special civilian flights are expected to operate from Suceava, bringing in more than 400 Indians back home.

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