The Indian Air Force's military transport aircraft - the C-17 Globemaster - left for Romania at 4 am Wednesday to bring Indians from Ukraine under the Centre's mammoth rescue programme Operation Ganga. The aircraft took off from its home base - the Hindan Air Force Station - near Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier today pressed the Indian Air Force into service to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in the war-torn country.
The IAF aircraft will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently to Ukraine, which is reeling under a shortage of food, fuel, medical supplies and other essential items amid the Russian invasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier today pressed the Indian Air Force into service to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in the war-torn country.
The IAF aircraft will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently to Ukraine, which is reeling under a shortage of food, fuel, medical supplies and other essential items amid the Russian invasion.
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