3 Indians stranded in Ukraine's Kherson evacuated via Simferopol and Moscow: MEA

3 Indians stranded in Ukraine's Kherson evacuated via Simferopol and Moscow: MEA

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 07:26 PM IST
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TOPSHOT - A man takes pictures of the remains of a missile in the yard of a private house hit by shelling in the Osokorky district in southeastern Kyiv on March 15, 2022. - A series of powerful explosions rocked residential districts of Kyiv early today killing two people, just hours before talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume. | (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Three Indians stranded in Ukraine's Kherson have been evacuated via Simferopol and Moscow, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. They boarded their flight from Moscow a short while ago and the Indian Embassy in Russia have facilitated their transit and accommodation en route, the Ministry added.

Meanwhile, a top official from Russia's Defence Ministry has claimed that troops have taken control of the entire region of Kherson, after the territory's namesake capital city was first captured on March 3.

Confirming the takeover, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the Ministry's official representative, said that troops from 'Donetsk People's Republic' also broke through Ukrainian defences and took control of the settlement of Panteleymonovka, RT News reported.

According to the official, Russian air defences shot down 16 Ukrainian military aircraft, including 13 drones, in the past 24 hours.

The aircraft include one Su-24 and Su-25 of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as an Mi-8 helicopter.

The Russian armed forces have also attacked a Ukrainian airbase near Kramatorsk, Konashenkov said.

In the attack, three hangars were destroyed, in which there were four Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, one Mi-24 helicopter and five Mi-8 helicopters.

(With IANS inputs)

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