Students From T, Andhra Caught In Crossfire Of Ukraine-russia Conflict | Hyderabad News
HYDERABAD: With Ukraine and Russia caught in a protracted conflict and Moscow massing troops and military equipment along its border with Ukraine, students from Hyderabad pursuing their medicine and engineering courses in Ukraine are on tenterhooks.
Several of them said they do not want their academic careers rocked by the war-like situation as they get ready for their next semester.
Sohail Mohammed from Motinagar, who is in his third year of study in Ukraine, said: “We do not know what is in store but we do not want our studies to be disturbed. We have been intimated that our next semester will start on February 1,” Sohail told TOI.
There are nearly 200 students from Telangana and AP pursuing their studies in Ukraine.
The students have registered themselves with Indian embassy in Kyiv. Dheeraj from Rajendranagar, who is pursuing his medicine in Ukraine, said if the situation gets worse, they would be flown out of the country by the embassy.
Embassy officials had asked the students to provide details like name, age, gender, passport number, location in Ukraine and the state they hail from in India. Their contact numbers in Ukraine and in India have been taken. Students were asked to mention the university they are studying in.
According to the embassy website, there are approximately 18,000 Indian students studying medicine and engineering in various Ukrainian universities.
“When I called up my brother, he told me that the atmosphere is peaceful in Dnipro city where he resides and studies. But since I have been watching the news and following the developments in the last fortnight, I explained to him what was going on and that he should be alert. He has registered himself with the Indian embassy,” Haseeb Mohammed, brother of Sohail, said.
Jyoti, who resides in Iviv region, said the situation is normal but they have been asked to fill up the forms.
“There are several students from India in Ukraine and if there is an emergency situation for evacuation, we are not sure how it will unfold for us,” Jyoti said.
“I am disheartened. I do not want to go back. I want to stay here and study in the university,” Jyoti said, hinting that several of them want to pursue their academic careers having spent huge amounts to travel down to Ukraine.
Several of them said they do not want their academic careers rocked by the war-like situation as they get ready for their next semester.
Sohail Mohammed from Motinagar, who is in his third year of study in Ukraine, said: “We do not know what is in store but we do not want our studies to be disturbed. We have been intimated that our next semester will start on February 1,” Sohail told TOI.
There are nearly 200 students from Telangana and AP pursuing their studies in Ukraine.
The students have registered themselves with Indian embassy in Kyiv. Dheeraj from Rajendranagar, who is pursuing his medicine in Ukraine, said if the situation gets worse, they would be flown out of the country by the embassy.
Embassy officials had asked the students to provide details like name, age, gender, passport number, location in Ukraine and the state they hail from in India. Their contact numbers in Ukraine and in India have been taken. Students were asked to mention the university they are studying in.
According to the embassy website, there are approximately 18,000 Indian students studying medicine and engineering in various Ukrainian universities.
“When I called up my brother, he told me that the atmosphere is peaceful in Dnipro city where he resides and studies. But since I have been watching the news and following the developments in the last fortnight, I explained to him what was going on and that he should be alert. He has registered himself with the Indian embassy,” Haseeb Mohammed, brother of Sohail, said.
Jyoti, who resides in Iviv region, said the situation is normal but they have been asked to fill up the forms.
“There are several students from India in Ukraine and if there is an emergency situation for evacuation, we are not sure how it will unfold for us,” Jyoti said.
“I am disheartened. I do not want to go back. I want to stay here and study in the university,” Jyoti said, hinting that several of them want to pursue their academic careers having spent huge amounts to travel down to Ukraine.