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Welcome to Kharkiv!

Welcome to Kharkiv: The Soul of Ukraine 🇺🇦 ...

"It is one of the most challenging periods for our company since the past 25 years"

In an exclusive interview with Mr Hardeep Singh, who is the director of Bobtrade Education Group, based in Kharkiv, Ukraine, he explains the current situation of foreign students residing in Ukraine;

"We are based in Kharkiv, but our students are studying in universities all over Ukraine and our representatives are in contact with all our students personally as well as through social media groups.

We have our representatives and staffs working in each universities and their concerned hostels. They are checking the conditions of our students on a daily basis.

Moreover as per regulation, we have restricted the time of leaving the hostel for one hour in the morning and two hours in the evening to buy groceries and collect food parcels from the mess. We have our own cafe and restaurant, which is working exclusively for the students.

We are following all the rules and regulations instructed by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. We have also provided operational protocols to the hostels, where our students reside; like deep cleaning measures, daily temperatures check-ups, to keep hygiene and sanitize hands for every student who is returning from outdoors. There is strict timing schedule for exit and entry.

Inside the hostels, students can buy masks, sanitizers and we provide first aid services including medicines. There are frequent check-ups and follow-ups from Ukrainian Health officials in all the hostels.

As of now, the quarantine in Ukraine is till 12th of May, after the restrictions are over our first priority is to get our students to the concerned countries as online classes can be provided irrespective of the location.

We are in close contact with the embassies of our students in Ukraine. We have provided the information about our students to their respective national as well as state authorities. Any kind of evacuation would be possible only if the quarantine restrictions are loosened. We are regularly in touch with the Indian government (state wise) in order to speed up if any sort of evaluation plan is made, but for the time being, they have advised to wait.

As for the future it is a big question mark we have to wait patiently for now, it has to continue with online teaching, of course there is a big difference between online teaching and live classes specially during the practical and clinical lessons with the patients for Medical students but we don't have other options.

Online classes are going on since the beginning of quarantine in Ukraine for our students, and will be continued until the quarantine is repealed. Distance education is the only solution until this pandemic is brought under control.

In this time of crisis, I appeal not only to Indian students but to all foreign students; do not hesitate to contact us, if any students from any country is facing difficulties in this time of crisis. We are together and from our side will do the maximum to our potential.

A message to our parents is that we are doing the best from our part to keep your children safe here until this pandemic ends or until they reach back to you."

begins a new humanitarian mission

After successful delivery of the cargo to , AN-225 "Mriya" flies to help the next country -

On April 15, the AN-225 aircraft departed from Lotnisko Chopina, Warsaw, to the Chinese city of Tianjin to take on board a new batch of medical equipment to fight against . Mriya will deliver humanitarian aid to Aéroport , France, with internal landing in , Kazakhstan (April 17). Scheduled date of the AN-225 arrival to France is April 18.