Indians returning from UkrainePhoto : ANINew Delhi: The Indian Ambassador in Romania gave a motivational speech to Indians who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine. The video has gone viral on social media.Moments before a Mumbai-bound aircraft with 219 Indians onboard was to take off from Romania’s Bucharest, Indian Ambassador in Romania, Rahul Shrivastava gave a farewell speech to the passengers.He assured them that the entire Government of India is working day and night to evacuate everyone from Ukraine and its mission will remain incomplete till the government has evacuated the last Indian in the country.
#WATCH | “…Entire GoI is working day & night to evacuate everyone and our mission is not complete till we have ev… t.co/dwrQ5troUf— ANI (@ANI) Feb 26, 2022In his moving speech, Shrivastava said, “Remember this day, February 26, in your life. So, whenever you think things have become difficult or they are not moving… remember this day and everything will be fine.”Indian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border by road have been taken to Bucharest by Indian government officials so that they can be evacuated on the Air India flights.The first evacuation flight AI1944 departed from Bucharest at 1.55 PM (IST) and is expected to land at the Mumbai airport at around 9 PM.The second evacuation flight AI1942 is expected to return to the Delhi airport on early Sunday morning with another 250 Indian nationals.The development comes as the Russian military continues to advance in the capital city of Ukraine, according to media reports. Explosions in parts of Kyiv were heard on Friday as Russian forces approached the city.Videos from eyewitnesses show explosions taking place in the Ukrainian capital city as some media reports said Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks.