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New
Delhi,
Mar
8:
The
ongoing
war
between
Ukraine
and
Russia
shows
that
a
conventional
war
could
happen,
Indian
Army
Chief
Gen
M
M
Naravane
said
on
Tuesday.
Responding
to
a
question
on
the
sidelines
of
an
event,
he
highlighted
that
the
war
between
the
two
countries
was
being
fought
in
a
physical
domain.
Is
the
war
being
fought
in
cyberspace
or
through
air-conditioned
chambers?
he
rhetorically
asked,
adding
that
this
war
shows
that
a
“conventional
war
could
happen”.
On
asking
the
lesson
from
the
Russia-Ukraine
war,
he
said,
“The
war
we
seeing,
is
being
fought
physically
on
the
ground,”
the
Army
chief
stated.
“So,
a
conventional
war
could
happen.
And,
we
have
to
be
operationally
ready,”
Russia
started
a
“military
operation”
against
Ukraine
on
February
24.
According
to
United
Nation’s
estimate,
1.5
million
refugees
have
sought
shelter
in
neighbouring
countries
of
Ukraine
over
the
last
11
days.
Meanwhile,
all
Indian
students
stranded
in
the
war-torn
Ukrainian
city
of
Sumy
have
been
moved
out
and
flights
under
Operation
Ganga
are
being
prepared
to
bring
them
back
home,
the
Ministry
of
External
Affairs
(MEA)
said
on
Tuesday.
MEA
spokesperson
Arindam
Bagchi
said
the
Indian
students
moved
out
of
Sumy
were
being
taken
to
Poltava,
from
where
they
will
board
trains
to
western
Ukraine.
Poltava
is
at
a
distance
of
about
175
km
from
Sumy.
“Happy
to
inform
that
we
have
been
able
to
move
out
all
Indian
students
from
Sumy.
They
are
currently
en
route
to
Poltava,
from
where
they
will
board
trains
to
western
Ukraine,”
Bagchi
tweeted.
Sumy
has
been
witnessing
intense
fighting
between
Russian
and
Ukrainian
troops
for
days
now.
India
had
been
making
efforts
to
evacuate
its
citizens
from
the
northeastern
Ukrainian
city,
but
was
facing
the
challenge
of
heavy
shelling
and
air
strikes.
India
has
brought
back
over
17,100
of
its
nationals
from
Ukraine
so
far.
PTI