Russia Ukraine War
No hostage crisis in Ukraine, says MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Thursday clarifying that there was no hostage crisis in Ukraine as the Russian invasion of Kiev entered the seventh day. The statement came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which they reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck.
'Russian plan provocation at Belarus-Ukraine border includes shelling by saboteurs in Ukrainian army uniforms'
The Russian forces are preparing for a provocation at the Belarus-Ukraine border from the territory of Ukraine, as per sources in the Security Service of Ukraine. Several options are being considered, including a potential shelling of border points by saboteurs wearing Ukrainian army uniforms, missile strikes on Belarusian cities, and blowing up the oil refinery in Mozyr, in Gomel Oblast, the Ukraine Security Service sources said, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
Russian troops take control of key Ukrainian city, says Mayor
The Mayor of Kherson, a key port city in southern Ukraine, on Thursday claimed that Russian troops have seized control, making it the first major city to be taken by Moscow as it continued to wage it war on Kiev for a seventh straight day. In a Facebook post, Mayor Igor Kolykhaev said that Russian forces were now in control of Kherson and that the troops had forced their way into the city council building and imposed a curfew on residents, reports the BBC.
India abstains again on Ukraine vote at UN; resolution censuring Russia passes with 141 votes
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to censure Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while India abstained on the vote "in view the totality of the evolving situation". The 141 votes that the resolution -- more than two-thirds of those voting -- received was a diplomatic blow to Moscow. Only five countries voted against the resolution, while 35 abstained and 12 absented themselves.
Russian missile strikes another TV tower in Ukraine
Several videos purportedly filmed in the city captured thick black smoke billowing from the area around the tower after what appears to have been a missile strike, RT reported.Lisichansk is located in the western part of Ukraine's Lugansk region. According to 2019 data, the city, which is currently under Kiev's control, is populated by more than 97,000. On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that it had hit a TV tower in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev a day earlier.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov says that WWIII will be fought with nuclear weapons
In a thinly veiled threat for NATO not to get involved in Ukraine, Lavrov said that any future world war would be fought with nuclear weapons- a statement that comes just days after President Vladimir Putin warned that any country sending troops to Ukraine would be met with severe consequences, the report said.
Ukraine offers sympathies to India on death of Indian student by Russian shelling
Ukraine's Permanent Representative to UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said at the General Assembly Emergency Session, "Ukraine regrets that a student from India became an example of this challenge by the Russian armed forces and we offer our deepest sympathies to India and the relatives of the student. "The Ukrainian and foreign citizens have become hostages of the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine."
'Russian forces are moving in', Mayor of Kiev warns residents
The mayor of Kiev has warned the residents that Russian forces are moving in on Ukraine's capital and has urged people to stay indoors and prepare to defend the city, BBC reported. "The enemy is massing forces closer and closer," said mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, adding that there was now fighting on the capital's outskirts. "We are preparing and will defend Kyiv (Kiev)! I call on all Kyivans not to lose their fortitude".
Russia informs IAEA that its military has taken control of Europe's largest nuclear plant
In an official letter to the Director General dated March 1, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the International Organizations in Vienna also said personnel at the plant continued their "work on providing nuclear safety and monitoring radiation in normal mode of operation. The radiation levels remain normal."
Russian warships preparing for Black Sea landing in Odessa
This was reported by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The military noted that in the area of Odessa and the Gulf, the invaders are preparing for a naval landing operation. Their ships line up on the high seas in order to land soldiers on the Black Sea coast in the future, NV reported. It is also known that the Russian forces demanded that the civilian vessel HELT, which sailed under the flag of Panama to Chornomorsk, enter the dangerous zone of the Black Sea.
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