Russia-Ukraine War: Indians rescue pets in Ukraine; bring them along to India

Russia-Ukraine War: There's nothing like the unconditional love of a pet. While many people in Ukraine are leaving the country, amid the war against Russia, they are leaving their pets behind. Indian students who were stranded in Ukraine set an example and rescued those pets by bringing them along to India. Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, the third Indian Air Force's C-17 aircraft carrying 208 Indian nationals from Ukraine landed at the Hindon airbase near Delhi from Rzeszow in Poland on Thursday. Also Read: Operation Ganga: 6 flights with 1,377 stranded citizens departed for India in 24 hours Several students said that they brought pets along with them. "I have brought my friend's dog with me from Ukraine. Many people who had dogs left them behind in Ukraine but I brought back this dog along with me", said Zahid, a student rescued from Ukraine. Gautam, who has brought back his pet cat from Ukraine, said the cat had been with him for the last four months. He further said that the cat had stayed with him in the bunker. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had issued orders to the Air Force to pitch in the rescue operations to augment the level of Operation Ganga. Notably, the American C-17 Globemasters and IL-76 transport aircraft are the most capable of flying long distances with around 400 passengers. The C-17 transport aircraft had helped in a big way in evacuating citizens and officials from Kabul when the Taliban captured Afghanistan and forced Americans to exit from there. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday said nine flights took off on Thursday from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Poland. "Nine flights have taken off today from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Poland, including IAF aircraft. 6 flights more are expected to depart shortly. Altogether, will bring back more than 3,000 Indian nationals," tweeted Jaishankar. A total of 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine since the advisories were issued and flights under Operation Ganga have been increased to facilitate the evacuation of remaining students stranded in Ukraine. Also Read | Why Russia doesn’t want Ukraine want to join NATO | All you need to know -PTC News