Around 200 Kashmiri students stuck in Ukraine, says students body

J&K Students’ Association National Spokesperson, Nasir Khuehami told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that 180 to 200 Kashmiri students studying Ukraine in colleges, universities under professional and non—professional courses, are stuck there at a time when Russian Army has launched a massive military operation there.

“My son is studying at Ukraine and I am worried as I have lost contact with him,” said a parent Aijaz Ahmed, a resident of Hyderpora, Srinagar.

He said parents of all the children studying in Ukraine have decided to assemble at press enclave Srinagar to press for the safe return of their wards.

Officials said that J&K Rajbhawan has “started the process to bring back all the students studying at Ukraine on fast track basis”.

“We are in touch with Ukraine Embassy officials and will ensure all Kashmiri students are safely brought back,” the official said.

Meanwhile, in view of the uncertainties of the current situation in Ukraine, Kashmiri students who are studying at Ukraine have been asked by Khuehami’s students association to get in touch with them at

[email protected], and on folowing helpline numbers 9149676014, 790634 8764

8825005327, 7006228608.  with inputs from (Kashmir News Observer)