The situation in Ukraine continues to escalate as it is the fifth day of the Russian invasion of the country. As Ukrainian citizens frantically seek help in desperate times, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has extended its assistance to residents of the war-torn country. ISKCON provides sanctuary for the people within the gates of the temple. Also, at the request of the Embassy of India, ISKCON members have launched a major food aid initiative in Hungary to provide food and cold drinks to returning students. ISKCON Vice President Radharamn Das said on Saturday that there are 54 ISKCON temples in Ukraine that are ready to help those in need.
ISKCON members have been seen delivering fresh food and water to stranded Indians crossing the Ukrainian-Hungarian border in videos and images uploaded to social media. ISKCON also plans to extend it to incoming Ukrainian refugees.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This is what Sanatan Dharma taught these ISKCON devotees in Kiev. And apply what they learned in these difficult times. Our ISKCON temples everywhere #Ukraine is ready to serve those in need. You are welcome in our temples. pic.twitter.com/Adovo5GmdC
— Radharamn Das Radharaman Das (@RadharamnDas) February 26, 2022
Pictures of @ISKCON members distributing fresh food and water to stranded Indian nationals who crossed from Ukraine to Hungary. It is a wonderful gesture in these times of war and crisis. ISKCON has an extensive network throughout the world and also in Ukraine. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/PBbIlBSbeD—Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) February 27, 2022
It comes just a day after Ravinder Singh, the founder of the UK-based Sikh organization Khalsa Aid, said Sikh volunteers provided free langar to students in Ukraine.
#Ukraine: Guru Ka Langar on a train These guys had the opportunity to get on this train that travels from the east of Ukraine to the west (towards the border with Poland)
Hardeep Singh has provided languages and helps many students from different countries. what a boy#UkraineRussie pic.twitter.com/CyWZnWVePz
– ravinder singh (@RaviSinghKA) February 25, 2022
Meanwhile, 710 Indian students were successfully evacuated from war-torn Ukraine across the Romanian border. Despite repeated government warnings to Indian students to leave Ukraine as a full-scale Russian invasion approaches, some 18,000 students remain stranded in the Eastern European country. On Saturday night, Air India’s first evacuation plane, AIC 1944, landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. The plane took off from Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest, carrying 219 passengers, most of whom were Indian students. According to Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar, the second flight from Bucharest to Delhi took off on Saturday carrying 250 Indians.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decided to start peace negotiations with Russia on the border with Belarus.
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