Russia Attacks Ukraine HIGHLIGHTS | Russia, Ukraine Agree On Humanitarian Corridors To Evacuate Civilians
Russia-Ukraine Crisis HIGHLIGHTS: Follow this page for all the updates and Breaking News on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
According to Ukraine’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, the two sides will together provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the areas with the harshest battles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in his live speech said Ukrainian Army has kept over 3000 Indian students as hostages.
Russia Attacks Ukraine, Day 8, LIVE | Vladimir Putin Says Ukraine And Russia Are 'One People'
At least 33 people were dead, 18 were injured as of 6:20 p.m. after Russia conducted airstrikes on Chernihiv residential areas, the Stare Emergency Service reported on Thursday.
18 more flights were scheduled to come in from Ukraine on Thursday as part of the repatriation operations, as tweeted by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.
Large Russian convoy moving in on the city of Enerhodar, a key energy hub on the Dnieper River, said Mayor Dmytro Orlov as reported by news agency PTI.
In Chernihiv, Russian aircraft also attacked two schools in Stara Podusivka area and private homes. Rescuers are working. According to preliminary information, 9 people are dead and 4 are injured, said Ukrainian governor as quoted by news agency AFP.
The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Thursday advised all Indian nationals in Kharkiv to fill up an online form on an urgent basis as the Russian onslaught on the eastern Ukrainian city continued.
The embassy on Wednesday had asked all its citizens stranded in Kharkiv to leave immediately for three safe zones that were in the range of up to 16 km from the city.
At a media briefing on Thursday evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said around 1,000 Indians have reached Pisochyn following the advisory by the embassy on Wednesday.
"All Indian Nationals who are in KHARKIV excluding PISOCHYN, please fill up details contained in the form on an urgent basis," the embassy said in an advisory on Thursday.
The details sought in the Google form are name, email, phone number, address in Kharkiv, passport number and additional people accompanying any Indian.
Bagchi said a few hundred Indians are believed to be still stuck in Kharkiv and that India is closely following developments in the city along with the situation in other conflict zones in eastern Ukraine. (PTI)
In a 90-minute call with French President Emmanuel Macron today, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to continue fighting against 'militants of nationalist armed groups' in Ukraine.
Mariupol’s mayor Vadym Boichenko claims Russian forces are trying to blockade the city, as the UN rights chief warns tens of millions in Ukraine are in ‘potentially mortal danger’.
"We do not have electricity ... we do not have water supply, we do not have a sanitary system, and we do not have heating ... We have continuous shelling for 26 hours ... they are destroying our city," he said in a video interview to CNN.
A Ukrainian presidential adviser tweeted on Thursday, that the Ukrainian delegation is on their way to meet with Russian counterparts for the second round of peace talks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with a group of students who have returned from war-hit Ukraine and hail from various parts of Uttar Pradesh, official sources said.
The students shared their experiences with Modi, who is on a tour to the state as part of the BJP's campaign for the assembly polls.
The Prime Minister represents Varanasi constituency in Lok Sabha.
The government has launched "Operation Ganga" to evacuate Indian citizens, mostly students, from Ukraine which has been attacked by Russia.
The government has already sent four Union ministers to countries neighbouring Ukraine as India's "special envoys" to coordinate the evacuation efforts. (PTI)
Putin and Macron had a 90-minute phone call earlier today.
F1 has terminated its contract with Russian Grand Prix and will not race there again, not just this year, but any year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to rebuild Ukraine after the war. "Russia will reimburse us for everything you did against our state," Zelensky said. The conflict has since claimed the lives of over 2,000 civilians and at least 498 Russian troops.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Western politicians of considering nuclear war. "I would like to point out that it's in the heads of Western politicians that the idea of a nuclear war is spinning constantly, and not in the heads of Russians," AFP quoted Lavrov as saying.
Britain announces new sanctions preventing Russian companies in the aviation and space industry from accessing British insurance and reinsurance services following the invasion of Ukraine, the treasury office says in a statement
Excellent meeting of Consultative Committee on External Affairs this morning on Ukraine. My thanks to Dr S Jaishankar&his colleagues for a comprehensive briefing&candid responses to our questions & concerns. This is the spirit in which foreign policy should be run: Shashi Tharoor.
Brent crude topped $117 per barrel and is now up almost 20% on the week, while everything from coal to natural gas and aluminium are on fire as Western nations tighten sanctions on Russia: Reuters
Germany to deliver 2,700 further anti-air missiles to Ukraine: AFP News Agency quotes Govt Source.
Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court today that the Centre has sent ministers to ensure the safe evacuation of Indians who have crossed the Ukrainian border and so far Ukraine is considered everyone is being allowed to cross into neighbouring countries.
The top court is hearing a petition seeking directions to Govt of India for the evacuation of Indian students stranded in Ukraine.
A bench headed by CJI Ramana says that the Government of India is doing its work to evacuate Indians.
Union minister Kiren Rijiju interacts with a group of Indian students evacuated from Ukraine before their departure to India from Kosice, Slovakia.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Ministry of External Affairs to attend the Consultative Committee of Parliament on External Affairs.
Minister Dr S Jaishankar to brief the committee of Parliament meeting amid Russia Ukraine Crisis.
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India will bring 3726 people home today
The evacuation flight carrying Indians from Budapest (Hungary) landed in Delhi earlier today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate along with US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Scott Morrison, and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in a Quad Leaders' virtual meeting today: Ministry of External Affairs.
They will exchange views and assessments about important developments in the Indo-Pacific. The Quad Leaders will also review ongoing efforts to implement the Leaders’ initiatives announced as part of the Quad's contemporary and positive agenda, MEA says.
IAF's 3 evacuation flights with 628 Indians from Romanian capital Bucharest, Hungary's Budapest and Polish city Rzeszow landed at the Hindon airbase in early hours of Thursday
Fourth IAF aircraft carrying Indians rescued from Ukraine arrives at Hindan airbase near Delhi; MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt interacts with the evacuees.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to reinstate Yanukovych as president of Ukraine, according to some media reports. Viktor Yanukovych is allegedly in Minsk, and the Kremlin is preparing an operation to replace Zelensky.
Air raid alerts in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, Mykolaiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernihiv and Chernihiv Oblast, Volyn Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, Kirovohrad Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa: The Kyiv Independent
MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt interacts with the Indian nationals repatriated from Ukraine with the help of IAF.
After reports suggested that the Russian military has taken over Ukraine's Kherson, now Ukrainian officials have also confirmed that the city has been completely captured by the Russian forces, says AFP.
Indian Air Force's third C-17 aircraft carrying 208 Indian citizens from Ukraine, lands at Hindan airbase near Delhi from Rzeszow, Poland. MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt interacted with the Indian nationals, after their arrival.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office says fighting is still occurring around the port city of Kherson, which Russian officials have said is in their complete control.
Zelenskyy's office told The Associated Press that it could not comment on the situation there while the battle was still being waged.
But the mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhaev, said Russian soldiers were in the city and came to the city administration building. He said he asked them not to shoot civilians and to allow them to gather up the bodies from the streets.
Background
Russia Ukraine Crisis HIGHLIGHTS: As Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its eighth day on Thursday, the Russian army has been wreaking havoc in Ukraine for consecutive days. Russian President Vladimir Putin is firm on his decision despite all-round criticism. Russia has made it clear that Ukraine will have to surrender, except that there is no other way to end the war. Ukraine has also made it clear that it will not bow down to Russia.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if the Third World War happens, nuclear weapons will also be involved in it and it will be disastrous. Russia's state media Sputnik gave this information. Amidst the bombing in Ukraine, the Russian army has claimed to have captured the city of Khurasan in Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin has put the country's nuclear forces on 'special alert'. His move is causing concern all over the world.
But analysts say Putin's move is probably to prevent any other country from joining his war with Ukraine. This should not be taken as a sign of willingness to use nuclear weapons.
The figures for the number of nuclear weapons are only estimates, but according to an organization named Federation of American Scientists, Russia has 5,977 nuclear weapons worldwide. Of these, 1,500 are about to expire or will soon be destroyed as they become obsolete.
The remaining 4,500 weapons are considered Strategic Nuclear Weapons. These include ballistic missiles and rockets that can strike long distances. These are the weapons that are seen in association with nuclear war.
- - - - - - - - - Advertisement - - - - - - - - -