Ukraine-Russia war: Four Punjab girls stranded in Ukraine say they are without food, water for three days

Abohar, March 4: Yet another shocking video of four girls from Punjab stranded in Ukraine has surfaced. The father of one of the girls has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring his daughter and her friends back home safely amid the current Russia-Ukraine crisis. Their families are in shock after watching the video. Diksha Vij, daughter of Rinku Vij, a resident of Nanak Nagar, Abohar, Punjab, had gone to Ukraine about a year ago to study MBBS. Now, amid the outbreak of war between Ukraine and Russia, she is among several Indian students stranded in various parts of Ukraine. In the past few days, several viral videos of Indian students crying for help have surfaced on social media. This has created fear among their parents back home in India. Also read | Ukraine-Russia war: 18,000 Indians left Ukraine since first travel advisory was released, says MEA In this recent viral video, the girl has urged the Indian authorities to arrange transportation for them so that they could reach nearby borders. "We have no food for the last three days. We have been left with limited drinking water. Indian students stranded here are in bad condition. Many have taken ill and are now fragile to cover long distance till borders on foot. We urge the Indian authorities and our state government to evacuate us at the earliest. We are living under constant threat. There is continuous shelling. We are unable to sleep," says one of the four girls in the viral video. Also read | Ukraine-Russia crisis: Russian forces seize control of Kherson city; Kyiv wakes up to air raid alert Russia claims that Ukraine has taken Indian children hostage in the midst of the war, an allegation refuted by the Indian Foreign Ministry. Heart-wrenching videos of Indian nationals being beaten up at Poland have also created a panic, although no official statement has not been released on this so far. -PTC News