Some had wide smiles and were brimming with happiness; others had tears rolling down their faces. Twenty-three students stuck in Ukraine arrived on three different flights at the Patna airport on Sunday, much to the relief of their anxious families.
Though all praise for the Union government for ensuring their evacuation, what they revealed indicated that the coming days could be very tough on the students stranded there.
“Some of my friends and I were staying in a town close to the western border of Ukraine, hence evacuating us was easy. But many friends and a large number of students are stuck in the towns on the eastern side of Ukraine where the war is happening.