Vande Bharath Mission

Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin appealed to the Centre to arrange special flights to rescue TN students. Almost 5000 students of Tamil Nadu are stranded in Ukraine. "I request the Government of India to arrange for Special Mission flights like Vande Bharath Mission to evacuate them from various parts of Ukraine," said Stalin. However, on February 24, Russia declared war against Ukraine.