About 250 Indian students were allegedly assaulted by Ukrainian soldiers at the Poland border on Sunday. The students, who are awaiting evacuation, said the soldiers also fired in the air to disperse them, while some of them dragged the women in their group by the hair. “We will be safe in Poland, but these guards are not letting us cross the border,” said a student.

Over 2,000 students are waiting to cross to the other side from war-hit Ukraine. Indians students assembled at the Sahiniy Medyka border told mid-day that they have travelled more than 300 km to reach the spot, which is about 3 km from the Poland border post. The crowd is swelling with every passing day, they said.