On the verge of war: What it is like to be an Indian in Ukraine right now
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Guns, tankers, arms-laden soldiers all around and constant fear and uncertainty of what the next moment awaits.Visuals of marooned Indians flocking and running to the airports to catch their next flight home while the locals are chasing a safe spot to escape the inevitable.This is merely a glimpse of a harrowing picture being painted by the Indian media on the ongoing Ukraine crisis as the threat of Russian invasion looms, but the ground reality is quite contrary. However, in reality, people are anything but petrified, roads and markets are hosting happy faces, public institutions are operating as they were and Indians are not living in the borrowed time awaiting doomsday like your TV screens are projecting.However, while the situation at ground zero seems to be in control, what's going on thousands and thousands of kilometres back at home is the real struggle. After all, being a mother to a 24-year-old trapped in a country on the verge of a military war, as they say, is not a cakewalk. On being asked about his plan to return to the country, he said that there's nothing that would make him happier but to be with his family at the moment, however, the students can make a move only after confirmation from the university, which is awaited.The Indian Embassy in Ukraine made all the students sign a form with their complete details and whereabouts. "We are getting full assistance, from flights availability to evacuation details. So far, no notification has been issued but the government has ensured that they will evacuate us safely if the situation deteriorates," Singhania told Zee News.Meanwhile, India on Tuesday advised its citizens in Ukraine to temporarily leave that country amid escalating tension between Moscow and the NATO countries.Earlier, the US said that an attack on Ukraine by Russia is likely in the "next several days", a claim which the Russian foreign ministry has vehemently denied.