Indian Medical Students Stuck in Bunkers in Ukraine

Indian medical students studying in Ukraine are housed in bunkers due to the recent uproar between Russian and Ukrainian forces

According to The Peninsula, Indian medical students studying at Kharkiv University in Ukraine have been housed in bunkers for the last four nights due to fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

Dua Khadeeja, a first-year medical student at the V.N Karazin Kharkiv National University, and Fathima Sharbeen are among 131 students stranded in the hostel bunker in Kharkiv University, where they were asked to not move out for security, and are in a distressing condition.

“We are sitting inside the bunker with the hope that we will be evacuated soon. Everyone is terrified. Some experience nose bleeding due to allergies and severe cold,” said Dua.

The students stranded in Ukraine complained that they were beaten up by Ukrainian forces and were being prevented from leaving the country, added the report.

Parents expressed their fear about the situation: “It’s scary. We’re worried about the circumstances of our children after receiving disturbing text messages from them”.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine reports that over 18,000 Indians study in the country. Those students are primarily from Kerala, a southern state in India.