Russia has launched an offensive in Ukraine, ordering inhabitants of Kyiv to abandon their homes.
The latest remark by India's permanent representative to the UN, TS Tirumurti, came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the same point in his conversations with his counterparts from Romania and Slovakia on Monday. The UNGA is expected to vote on a resolution condemning Russian action on Wednesday.
The C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force took out for Romania at 4 a.m. on Wednesday to carry Indian residents back from Ukraine as part of the Centre's Operation Ganga programmed.