Shocking! Second Indian dies in war-torn Ukraine

Chandan Jindal (22), a medical student in Ukraine, was admitted to Emergency Hospital Vinnytsia after suffering an Ischemic stroke. He was studying at Vinnytsia National Pyrogov, Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia Ukraine. He breathed his last earlier in the day.

Jindal’s demise is not being linked to the military conflict, as he was reportedly hospitalised over the past few days, after being hit by an Ischemic stroke. He breathed his last at the Emergency Hospital of Vinnytsia earlier today, the reports said.

Previously, Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a native of Chalageri in Haveri district, was killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had confirmed the death in a tweet and said it was in touch with the family of the student. “With profound sorrow, we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” it said. 

Following the outbreak of war, out6 of 20,000 Indian nationals who were living in Ukraine, nearly 60 per cent left the country since the issuance of the first advisory on February 15, the government said on March 1.