Two days after an Indian student died in Russian shelling in Ukraine, another student was shot at in the war-torn country's capital Kyiv on Thursday, a senior Minister has said.
"We heard reports that a student leaving Kyiv was shot. He was taken back into Kyiv and immediately taken to hospital," Indian Minister General VK Singh (retired) told the media at Poland's Rzeszow airport.
General Singh is one of the four Ministers sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ukraine's neighbouring countries to help evacuate not only distressed Indians but also stranded foreign nationals.
On 1 March, a 21-year-old Indian medical student was killed in Russian shelling when he had stepped out to buy food in the city of Kharkiv.
"With profound sorrow, we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning," Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Tuesday.
A day later, Russia vowed to investigate the death of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, the Indian medical student.
"Russia will do everything it possibly can to ensure the safety of Indian citizens in the areas of intense conflict... and a proper investigation of this unfortunate incident," Russian Ambassador-designate Denis Alipov had told the local media in Delhi.
Last week, Prime Minister Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately halt military action against Ukraine, underscoring the need for a diplomatic solution to the standoff.
This was after Ukraine's envoy in Delhi sought Modi's intervention in ending the Russian offensive.
