Ukraine Crisis: India Requests Local Ceasefire, Russia Agrees For Round 2 Talks | Top Developments

From Russia's claim of Ukrainian President fleeing the country to Poland to India saying evacuation is not possible without ceasefire, check top development of the day.

Ukainian service men take cover from shelling in the city of Bucha, west of Kyiev. (Image: AFP)

New Delhi: The invasion of Ukraine is now entered its ninth day with Russian forces shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, sparking a fire there that was extinguished overnight. 

The United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog has said there was no sign of radiation leaks. Meanwhile, the Russian military has also taken over the strategic port city of Kherson and Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the campaign will press on to demilitarize Ukraine.

After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call out, people across the war-torn country have taken up arms and sought shelter.

Here are top developments on Day 9 of Russian invasion of Ukraine and the security crisis in Eastern Europe:

Prez Zelensky Left Ukraine For Poland, Claims Russia

A Russian legislator on Friday claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fled the country and is currently in Poland. Russian-state owned media Sputnik quoted Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin as saying.

Putin Refutes Claims Of Russia Bombing Ukrainian Cities

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied bombing Ukrainian cities. In a phone call with German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, Putin denied that Russian troops were bombing Ukrainian cities and dismissed such information as being fake, said Kremlin.

G7 Warns Russia Of More Sanctions

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to worsen, the G7 (Group of seven) countries warned of "further severe sanctions" against Russia and called for "rapid" humanitarian corridors in Ukraine.

India Requests For Local Ceasefire, Says Evacuation Difficult Without That

India on Friday said that pulling Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine out was not possible without a ceasefire as the gunfights and bombing are continuing in these areas.

India Issues Fresh Advisory

As Russia continues to step up the attack in Ukraine, Indian Embassy in Ukraine has asked its nationals to travel to Polish borders of Budomeirz and Shehyni-Medyka.

No Radiation Leak From Ukraine Nuclear Plant: UN Atomic Agency

The chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said there was no release of radiation at the Ukrainian nuclear plant that was targeted by Russia on Friday. Russian military forces seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant located southeast of Ukraine.

Attack On Nuclear Plant A War Crime: US

United States embassy in Kyiv on Friday said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear plant takes his “reign of terror one step further”.

Indian Students Stuck In Ukraine Call For Immediate Evacuation

Hundred of Indian students stranded in Ukraine's border town Sumy have urged the Indian government to rescue them and bring them back home immediately as shells rain down from above and armed men roam the streets.

India Hopeful Of Humanitarian Corridor In Round 2 Talks

Amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine, India stressed on the humanitarian dimension of the conflict saying that the safety of civilians and thousands of Indians are at stake.