New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said on Thursday that 19 planes from Bucharest, Suceava, Kosice, Budapest, and Rzeszow will bring 3,726 Indians home on Thursday. "Under Operation Ganga, 3726 Indians will be flown back to their homeland today on eight flights from Bucharest, two flights from Suceava, one flight from Kosice, five flights from Budapest, and three flights from Rzeszow," Scindia tweeted.

Meanwhile, students who were evacuated from Ukraine and arrived at the Delhi airport on Thursday expressed gratitude to the Indian government for saving them. "The Indian government moved quickly to remove stranded Indian students in Ukraine. We are proud to call ourselves as Indians, they said. Students from India who have become stranded in Kyiv and Kharkiv must be removed as quickly as possible "the Indian student stated.

External affair Minster S sent out a tweet: "Today, nine flights, including IAF aircraft, took off from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Poland. Six additional flights are scheduled to depart in the near future. Over 3,000 Indian nationals would be brought back in total. Since the advisories were issued, a total of 17,000 Indian citizens have left Ukraine, and flights under Operation Ganga have been expanded to enable the evacuation of remaining students stranded in Ukraine.

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