Ukraine
Russia has set up camps near Ukraine border to train Syrian mercenaries, claims Ukraine
Camps have been set up near the Ukrainian border in Russia's Rostov and Gomel regions for their accommodation and training, UNIAN reported. "The Russian occupiers continue to accumulate reserves on their territory for waging war against Ukraine," it said.
Ukraine using threat of reprisal against families to recruit men into battalions
In large Ukrainian cities, nationalists are threatening and forcing men aged 18 to 60 to enroll in territorial defence battalions, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's National Defense Control Center. He added that the inhabitants of Ukraine are intimidated, so they are forced to agree.
Missile shot down in Kiev, wreckage destroys residential building
Anton Herashchenko, Advisor to the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed that he saw the missile being shot down and the wreckage fell in Kiev, near Kurenivka. Vitalii Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev said that missile wreckage fell onto the road. One person was killed and six were injured, with two taken away by ambulance.
2 killed as Russian shelling hits Kiev apartment building
At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said. The building has been partially destroyed between the ground floor and the second floor, and a fire broke out on the second and third floors, reports Ukrayinska Pravda citing the SES as saying.
2 killed as Russian shelling hits Kiev apartment building
At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said. The building has been partially destroyed between the ground floor and the second floor, and a fire broke out on the second and third floors, reports Ukrayinska Pravda citing the SES as saying.
Jaishankar to make statement on Ukraine-Russia war in RS on Tuesday
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will make a statement on the Ukraine-Russia war in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu told the Upper House that Minister Jaishankar will give a statement on the conflict. Naidu also lauded the efforts of the union and state governments for rising to the occasion to evacuate the Indian students.
Nearly half of Russia's reserves frozen amid Ukraine war
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine. Speaking to the local media, Siluanov said that Russia will pay rubles to its debt holders, reports Xinhua news agency.
India-Australia virtual summit after Modi hosts Japanese PM visit this month: Reports
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Scott Morrison are planning to hold a virtual bilateral summit. This summit will be held after Japanese PM Fumio Kishida’s bilateral visit to India on 19th and 20th March, as per a report by Economic Times. On the agenda of this virtual meet will be Indo-Pacific defence partnership, supply chain issues, import of critical minerals from Australia among other things.
US Embassy in Kiev asks Americans to leave Ukraine
The US Embassy in Kiev on Monday asked American nationals in Ukraine to leave the war-torn nation as Russia continued its assault for the 19th day. The Embassy's announcement on Monday came shortly after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba.
Russia seeks military, economic aid from China to sustain Ukraine invasion: US media
Russia has asked China to provide military and economic aid to help sustain its invasion of Ukraine. The details of the request and China’s response has not been disclosed, as per a report by the Financial Times. If the request goes through, it will undermine the collective efforts of the US and Europe to help the Ukrainian government to push back Russia’s invasion.
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