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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to US President Joe Biden amid Ukraine crisis
"American leadership on anti-Russian sanctions & defense assistance to Ukraine was discussed. We must stop the aggressor as soon as possible," says Ukraine President.
Russian airstrikes hit a residential block in Kharkiv and the main TV tower in the capital Kyiv, news agency AFP quoted Ukraine as saying on Tuesday, as Moscow stepped up attacks despite sanctions and warnings of a humanitarian crisis.
Eight people were reported killed in the strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-biggest city, on day six of Russia's invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.
Russian President Vladimir Putin miscalculated two things. He miscalculated the strength of the Ukrainian resistance and he also miscalculated and underestimated the strength of Western unity: British PM Boris Johnson
Indian Air Force transport aircraft including the C-17 Globemaster heavy-lift planes on standby for Operation Ganga under which Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine have to be brought back to India: IAF Officials
In view of its scaled-up military advance in Ukraine, the Russian government has asked Kyiv residents living near intelligence infrastructure to evacuate the region as soon as possible, news agency AFP reported.
I know his family. They are very close to me. PM had spoken to the family. We will try our best to recover the body and bring it back to India. I have requested PMO and MEA to help us to recover mortals: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on the death of a Karnataka student in Ukraine
Two persons were with him (A student who died in Ukraine). One of them also got injured. They are also from Chalageri and Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
Amid Russia's continiously increasing offensive against Ukrine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting with officials to discuss the crisis.
As per reports, the meeting will largely be focused on way to step up evacuation process to bring back all stranded Indians from the war-torn nation.
Amid Russia's continiously increasing offensive against Ukrine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting with officials to discuss the crisis.
As per reports, the meeting will largely be focused on way to step up evacuation process to bring back all stranded Indians from the war-torn nation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack on Kharkiv’s main square "frank, undisguised terror," blaming a Russian missile and calling it a war crime.
"Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget. ... This is state terrorism of the Russian Federation," news agency AP quoted Zelenskyy as saying.
At least 10 people were killed after Russian shelling pounded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv, news agency AFP quoted emergency services as saying.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a standing ovation after his address at European Parliament, said, "We're fighting for our land & our freedom despite the fact that all our cities are now blocked. Nobody is going to break us, we're strong, we're Ukrainians." he said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the father of Naveen Shekharappa, an Indian student who died in shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine this morning.
Amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Brent oil price has jumped over 5 per cent, news agency AFP reported. Brent crude oil prices had surpassed $100 per barrel mark last week, the first time since 2014.
Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said US policies are to blame for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling for an end to the war that broke out last week.
"The root cause of the Ukraine crisis is the US and the West's policies," news agency AFP quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying in a televised speech marking a Muslim religious anniversary.
"In my opinion, today Ukraine is also the victim of such policy. Today, the Ukraine situation is related to this US policy. The US has dragged Ukraine to this point," he added.
The latest updates on the Ukraine crisis:
* Russian forces strike cities in eastern Ukraine
* Western powers vow further sanctions
* More than 660,000 people have fled conflict
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on a visit to Poland that the West would keep up sanctions pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime indefinitely after it invaded Ukraine, reports news agency AFP.
We have confirmed from MEA the unfortunate demise of Naveen Shekharappa in Ukraine. He was from Chalageri, Haveri; had left for a nearby store to buy something. Later his friend got a call from a local official that he (Naveen) has died: Manoj Rajan, Commissioner, Karnataka SDMA
An Indian student lost his life in Kharkiv today as a result of shelling. The deteriorating situation in Kharkiv is a matter of grave concern. The safety and security of Indian nationals in that city is of utmost priority to government, sources told news agency ANI.
According to reports, over 9,000 Indian nationals have been brought out of Ukraine, while a considerable number are now in safer areas.
"We will continue to make utmost efforts to ensure the return of our citizens stranded in Ukraine," the sources added.
We will be coordinating the overall evacuation operation in Slovakia and will seek co-operation from their government regarding visas for our students coming from Ukraine. Our top priority would be to bring them back safely: Union minister Kiren Rijiju before leaving for Slovakia
A special evacuation flight will depart from New Delhi to Kosice, Slovakia today to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine. Union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju will be on-board the flight, travelling as a special envoy of the Indian Government to oversee the evacuation, news agency ANI reported.
The SpiceJet flight is scheduled to depart at 3.30pm from New Delhi and is scheduled to arrive in Kosice, Slovakia at 7:50 pm IST.
The key south eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on the Azov Sea has been left without electricity following attacks from advancing Russian forces, the head of the region Pavlo Kyrylenko told news agency AFP.
Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Russian army was on outskirts of southern Ukrainian city Kherson.
As many as seven flights will land in Delhi tomorrow carrying stranded Indians from Ukraine under Operation Ganga, government sources told news agency ANI today.
A total of nine flights have already brought back stranded Indian nationals from Ukraine.
Ukraine President Zelensky to address European Parliament on Tuesday: speaker
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the Ukraine is "victim of the crises created by the United States".
Iran's top political authority also said his country supports the end to the war in Ukraine, but added that the roots of the conflict must be acknowledged.
Khamenei, who spoke in a televised speech, said the Ukraine crisis showed that "the United States cannot be trusted."
The central square of Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, has been shelled by advancing Russian forces, governor Oleg Sinegubov says.
YouTube has blocked Russian channels RT, Sputnik in Europe after Russian invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Twitter to put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media. Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, reported AFP.
A flight carrying Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine arrives in Delhi from Hungary. Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya receives the returnees, assures them that GoI is making every effort to rescue all Indians stranded in Ukraine.
Around 350,000 people have entered Poland from Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, a Polish deputy interior minister said on Tuesday.
"Over the last 24 hours 100,000 people crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border," Maciej Wasik told public broadcaster Polskie Radio 1. "In total, since Thursday, there have already been 350,000 refugees."
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is enroute to Budapest in Hungary to help in evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine.
A 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles threatened Ukraine’s capital Tuesday, the sixth day of the war. But even as Russia intensified shelling of the country’s second-largest city, the Kremlin has found itself increasingly isolated by tough economic sanctions that have sent its currency plummeting.
After a first, five-hour session of talks between Ukraine and Russia yielded no stop in the fighting, both sides agreed to another meeting in coming days. Ukraine’s embattled president, however, said he believed the stepped-up shelling was designed to force him into concessions.
The Embassy of India in Kyiv, Ukraine, said on Tuesday that all Indian nationals, including students, are advised to leave Kyiv urgently today.
The students have been advised to leave preferably by available trains or through any other means available.
A group of Indian students stranded in Ukraine has entered Poland, to undertake the onward journey to India.
In order to scale up the ongoing evacuation efforts from Ukraine under Operation Ganga, PM Narendra Modi has called for the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts: ANI Sources
Indian Air Force is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft from Tuesday onwards to evacuate Indians.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Ram Nath Kovind today and briefed him on various issues including Ukraine.
The President has postponed his three-country visit that was scheduled from 2-13 March. He was supposed to travel to Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Serbia.
ABP News sources said that the government's priority is to evacuate and bring back the stranded Indians from Ukraine.
The United States said Monday that it was expelling 12 members of Russia's UN mission from America for being "intelligence operatives," prompting a furious response from Moscow, which denounced what it called a "hostile move"
In the wake of the situation in Ukraine, President Ramnath Kovind has postponed his three-country visit that was scheduled from 2-13 March. He was supposed to travel to Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Serbia.
ABP News sources said that the government's priority is to evacuate and bring back the stranded Indians from Ukraine.
Ninth Operation Ganga Flight departs Bucharest for New Delhi with 218 Indian nationals. EAM Jaishankar says 'Will not rest till our Indians are safe"
The eighth flight of Operation Ganga has departed from Budapest to Delhi.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to other leaders to condemn "President Putin’s brutal war, and we’re working together to hold Russia accountable and support Ukraine."
The seventh Operation Ganga flight with 182 Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine reached Mumbai from Bucharest (Romania). Union Minister Narayan Rane received Indian students at Mumbai airport. Till now, 1,396 Indian nationals have been brought back from Ukraine in six evacuation flights.
For the unversed, India is facilitating the evacuation of its citizens stranded in the east European country through its land border crossings with Romania, Hungary, and Poland following the closure of the Ukrainian airspace. The country has named its evacuation mission “Operation Ganga”.
The ninth Operation Ganga flight with 218 Indian nationals departs from Bucharest, Romania, for New Delhi.
The United States enjoys a close and cordial relationship with India, a senior official in the Joe Biden administration has said here on Monday, even as he voiced his country's concerns to New Delhi about Russia.
Last week, India had abstained on a procedural resolution to call for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
We have a very close relationship with India. We have discussed our concerns, our shared concerns, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Monday when asked about Washington's reaction after India abstained twice during the UN Security Council vote on Russia's attack on Ukraine.
India's relationship with Russia is distinct from that the US shares with the latter and that is okay, the Biden administration had earlier said, underlining that Washington has asked every country that has leverage with Moscow to use it to protect rules-based international order.
We have regular engagement with our Indian partners. We have regular engagement with our Emirati partners. We have regular engagement with our European allies and our European partners. So at every level, we are having discussions, Price explained.
India voiced concern over the urgent and pressing humanitarian situation developing in Ukraine and told the UN Security Council that apart from evacuating its own citizens, New Delhi stands ready to help those from neighbouring and developing countries stranded in Ukraine and in need of assistance.
"There is an urgent and pressing humanitarian situation developing in Ukraine. In such times of conflict, India attaches the highest priority to safety and well-being of civilians, in particular women, children and elderly. We are of the view that core principles of humanitarian assistance should be fully honoured", India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said at the Security Council meeting Monday on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Tirumurti voiced deep concern for the safety and security of thousands of Indian citizens, including students, stranded in Ukraine.
Our evacuation efforts have been adversely impacted by the developments on the ground at the border crossings, Tirumurti said.
Underlining that the safety of Indian nationals is of paramount importance to the Indian Government, Tirumurti told the Council that senior Ministers from the Government of India are being deployed as Special Envoys to Ukraine's neighbouring countries.
Background
Russia Ukraine Crisis HIGHLIGHTS: The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Monday at 1:30 PM Indian Standard Time on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Belarus ended but no official information has come from either side regarding discussion held in the meeting. The second round of talks between both the countries is being expected to be held.
An emergency special session of the 193-member UN-General Assembly was held on Monday at 8:30 PM Indian Standard Time where the issue of Russia’s attack on Ukraine was discussed. Representatives of all the 193 member countries spoke on the issue, and voting on a resolution can take place today.
Regarding the safety and security of Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting for the second consecutive day with senior officials. In the meeting that took place on Sunday, the Prime Minister had given the responsibility of coordinating safe and smooth evacuation of Indians after reaching Ukraine's neighbouring countries.
Under this, VK Singh will coordinate in Poland , Kiren Rijiju in Slovakia , Hardeep Puri in Hungary while Jyotiraditya Scindia will coordinate in Romania and Moldova.
A new route through the bordering country of Moldova has also been made operational where teams have been deployed to assist Indians, said Arindam Bagchi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs on Monday.
“As of now, six flights have arrived carrying around 1400 Indian citizens. Four flights have arrived from Bucharest (Romania) and two flights from Budapest (Hungary),” he added.
Three more flights, two from Bucharest and one from Budapest is scheduled in the next 24 hours.
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