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India abstains again on Ukraine vote at UN; resolution censuring Russia passes with 141 votes
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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
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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.
Cyberattacks could start war, Russian space agency warns after hacking attempt
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Rogozin went on to stress that the disruption of operation of "any country's space forces is a so-called casus belli", which is a Latin term used to describe an event that either leads to or justifies the beginning of a war. The Roscosmos chief also threatened the people responsible that his corporation would identify them, and hand the data over to Russian security services so that they could open a criminal investigation against the hackers.
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov says that WWIII will be fought with nuclear weapons
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
NASA's 1st crewed Artemis moon mission delayed to 2026
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The announcement comes after the NASA notified of delays on Artemis 1's uncrewed flight around the Moon. The agency indicated last week that it would launch no earlier than May, but even that timeline is in doubt, Space.com reported. He acknowledged that the 2025 deadline that NASA is aiming for doesn't appear to be feasible.
Leave Kharkiv under all circumstances by 6 pm: Indian Embassy to citizens
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The Indian Embassy in Ukraine issued a second advisory within an hour asking Indian nationals in Ukraine to leave Kharkhiv any how by 6 p.m. on Wednesday. "If you are not able to get train, bus or any other means of transport, leave Kharkiv on foot by 6 p.m. (Ukrainian time), Indian Embassy in Ukraine told stranded Indian citizens in an "urgent advisory" on Wednesday.
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