New Delhi, Feb 28: Air India's fifth evacuation flight came from Romanian capital Bucharest to Delhi on Monday morning with 249 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine amid the Russian military offensive, officials said.

India began evacuation of its citizens from Romania and Hungary — neighbouring countries of Ukraine — from Saturday onwards. Russia-Ukraine War: Union Ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and VK Singh Likely to Travel to Ukraine's Neighbouring Countries to Coordinate Evacuation of Indians.

Tata Group-owned Air India has evacuated a total of 1,156 Indian nationals in five evacuation flights till now.

Officials said one more evacuation flight is expected to land in Delhi on Monday.

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