New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a high-level meeting this evening on the Ukraine crisis, his fourth since Sunday, official sources said.

The meeting comes as the situation in the war-hit country worsened, with one Indian student also losing his life in shelling in Kharkiv as Russian troops advanced deeper into Ukraine.

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Modi has asserted that his government's top priority is to ensure safety and evacuation of Indian students.

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