Stay inside, Govt pressing for ceasefire: Centre’s message to students in Sunny

India is deeply concerned over the situation of the Indian students in Ukraine’s Sunny amid non-stop fighting between Ukraine and Russian forces.

The ministry of external affairs on Saturday issued a statement saying that the government has urged the students to take safety precautions and stay inside shelters.

The government has strongly pressed Russian and Ukrainian governments through multiple channels for an immediate ceasefire to create a safe corridor, the ministry said.

Sunny is a city in the north eastern Ukraine where around 800 medical students are stuck. In several videos posted on social media, they have sent SOS messages to the government for their immediate evacuation as the city is under attack.

With heavy shelling outside, the students are confined in the hostels of the Medical Institute of Sunny State University with all essential resources running out.