2,816 Malayali students reached Kerala from Ukraine till now: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 7 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that since commencement of rescue operations to bring back stranded Indians from Ukraine, amidst Russian offensive, 2,816 Malayali students have been brought back to state till date.

CM, in a Facebook post, said that 734 Malayali students rescued from Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga' reached Kerala on Monday and with that number of such students repatriated from re reached 2,816.

More students would be arriving on Tuesday morning, he ded.

However, re are still many Malayali students stranded in war-hit cities, like Sumy, in eastern Ukraine who need to be rescued, he said.

CM, in his post, vised that instructions given by Indian Embassy re, regarding rescue of stranded Indians, should be strictly followed.

He also expressed hope that within a few days everyone would be able to return home. PTI HMP SS SS