<p>There is no cash in ATMs, no water in dispensers and no groceries, lamented Chaitali, a student who hails from Mumbai and is currently stranded in Ukraine as Russia invaded the eastern European country and cornered it from three sides. </p>.<p>“Things are pretty serious here,” said Chaitali, who studies veterinary medicine in the now war-hit nation. </p>.<p>“There is no cash in the ATMs…like it used to be during demonetisation (in India)…there is no water in water dispensers…people are hoarding groceries and food…there is a panicky situation,” she said. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/air-india-planning-to-operate-two-flights-to-bucharest-to-evacuate-indians-stranded-in-ukraine-1085049.html" target="_blank">Air India planning to operate two flights to Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>Chaitali pointed out that the public transport has collapsed and there are no taxis or buses. “Police are patrolling the area,” she said. </p>.<p>Chaitali narrated her woes, echoed by hundreds of other Indian students, when Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole spoke to her over a video call. </p>.<p>Chaitali said she and her friends were set to go to Kyiv and had a flight to New Delhi on February 27. “However, now flights have stopped…we are all stranded,” she said, adding that some students had a flight a day ago and when they reached the airport there were six explosions.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>There is no cash in ATMs, no water in dispensers and no groceries, lamented Chaitali, a student who hails from Mumbai and is currently stranded in Ukraine as Russia invaded the eastern European country and cornered it from three sides. </p>.<p>“Things are pretty serious here,” said Chaitali, who studies veterinary medicine in the now war-hit nation. </p>.<p>“There is no cash in the ATMs…like it used to be during demonetisation (in India)…there is no water in water dispensers…people are hoarding groceries and food…there is a panicky situation,” she said. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/air-india-planning-to-operate-two-flights-to-bucharest-to-evacuate-indians-stranded-in-ukraine-1085049.html" target="_blank">Air India planning to operate two flights to Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>Chaitali pointed out that the public transport has collapsed and there are no taxis or buses. “Police are patrolling the area,” she said. </p>.<p>Chaitali narrated her woes, echoed by hundreds of other Indian students, when Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole spoke to her over a video call. </p>.<p>Chaitali said she and her friends were set to go to Kyiv and had a flight to New Delhi on February 27. “However, now flights have stopped…we are all stranded,” she said, adding that some students had a flight a day ago and when they reached the airport there were six explosions.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
