Ukraine
Panicked Kiev residents empty ATMs, exit city via car and rail
The reality of war has finally dawned on many Ukrainian residents who were in denial that Putin would actually invade. Many are now rushing for the western border to escape the incoming tanks as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law, the report said. Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital and other major cities following Putin's announcement that a military operation had begun.
Imran Khan in Moscow to meet Putin
The Prime Minister was greeted by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov upon his arrival and was also presented a guard of honour. Khan is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. The last Pakistani premier to visit Russia was Nawaz Sharif in March 1999, while former President Asif Ali Zardari came to Moscow in 2011.
Putin's chilling warning to the West: You''ll face consequences greater than any in history
Explosions were heard in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, as Putin announced that Russia was launching a military attack on Ukraine.
"To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside - if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history," he said on television. UN Security Council had just convened an emergency meeting Wednesday night when Putin took to Russian airwaves to announce the invasion.
Twitter 'mistakenly' blocked accounts sharing info on Russian-Ukraine war
Several researchers sharing Russia-Ukraine information found their Twitter accounts "unexpectedly" suspended since late Wednesday. Twitter's Head of Site Integrity, Yoel Roth, said in a tweet that the company's human moderation team made the mistake. "A small number of human errors as part of our work to proactively address manipulated media resulted in these incorrect enforcements" he posted.
Russia appreciates India’s ‘independent and balanced’ stance on Ukraine crisis at UN
“We welcome the independent position India has taken in the UN Security Council twice already [and] which was expressed openly by the Indian external affairs minister and other officials,” Russian chargé d’affaires Roman Babushkin said. Roman Babushkin is the senior most diplomat in the Russian embassy as the new ambassador is yet to present his credentials to the Indian President.
Putin's military operation video recorded on Monday evening but only broadcast Thursday
At the time, some Russian officials were denying any intention to invade. The Russian armed forces are not inflicting any missile, air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow told RIA Novosti. Military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and aviation of the Ukrainian army were being disabled by high-precision weapons, they said.
Ukraine imposes 'martial law'
Urging civilians to stay at home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a statement, said that there are "strikes" on Ukraine's military and other important defence facilities. "The armed forces, law enforcement agencies of the state are on alert. The National Security and Defence Council is working in an emergency mode," he added.
Unconfirmed reports say Russian forces have destroyed Ukraine Navy
Access to the Black Sea and Azov Sea was cut off, while more unconfirmed reports on Twitter appeared to show a huge seaborne landing by Russian forces in the Black Sea port of Odessa, involving large landing craft and helicopters shortly before 6 a.m. on THursday morning, the report said. A government spokesman also said that the country was attacked from Crimea, which Russia had annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Russia, Belarus attacking Ukraine from all sides: Report
Hundreds of Ukrainians were killed in the onslaught, the Daily Mail quoted Interior Ministry in Kiev as saying, and videos on social media showed the scale of the invasion. Five Russian jets and one helicopter were shot down over the east of the country, near Kharkiv, Ukraine's military said. In announcement on early Thursday morning, Putin insisted that Russia was only attacking military installations, and were avoiding populated areas.
Twitter blocks several researchers amid Russia-Ukraine war
Several researchers sharing Russia-Ukraine information found their Twitter accounts unexpectedly suspended. "I am back again after having been locked out twice in 24 hours. First time for a post debunking the "foiled sabotage / gas attack" and second time for a post debunking the "Ukrainian attack into Russia," said Oliver Alexander, analysts with open-source intelligence (OSINT),
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