2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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• Feb 26, 2022 09:26 PM IST

  Second evacuation flight takes off from Bucharest, to land in Delhi

  The Air India flight (AI1942) from Bucharest to Delhi is likely to reach around 3:00am Indian Time on Sunday.

• Feb 26, 2022 09:15 PM IST

  Russian army to broaden Ukraine advance ‘from all directions’, says defence ministry

  All Russian units in Ukraine were on Saturday given the order to resume their offensive from all directions after a pause on Friday, the RIA news agency quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying.

• Feb 26, 2022 09:08 PM IST

  Won't stop until all Indian evacuees from Ukraine back home: Piyush Goyal

  “Since the beginning of this crisis, our main objective was to bring back each & every Indian stranded in Ukraine. 219 students have arrived here. This was the first batch, the second will reach Delhi soon. We'll not stop until all of them are back home,” said Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the Mumbai airport.

• Feb 26, 2022 08:32 PM IST

  Union minister Piyush Goyal welcomes Ukraine returnees at Mumbai airport

• Feb 26, 2022 08:11 PM IST

  Air India’s evacuation flight from Romania, with 219 Indian evacuees from Ukraine, lands in Mumbai

  The first evacuation flight carrying 219 passengers from Ukraine, has landed in Maharashtra's Mumbai. The plane had taken off from the Romanian capital Bucharest this afternoo

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• Feb 26, 2022 08:05 PM IST

  Russia ready to work towards peace, stability in Ukraine, says foreign min

  Russian foreign ministry on Saturday said Russia was ready to work closely with all constructive forces for resolution of ukrainian problem in the interests of peace and stability, reported Reuters.

• Feb 26, 2022 07:51 PM IST

  Ukraine denies refusal to negotiation over ceasefire with Russia, says ‘not ready to accept ultimatums’

  Ukraine on Saturday denied suggestions that it was refusing to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia but said it was also not ready to accept ultimatums or unacceptable conditions.

  "It was yesterday that the aggressive actions of the armed forces of the Russian Federation escalated, up to evening and night mass air and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities," he said in a message. "We consider such actions only an attempt to break Ukraine and force it to accept categorically unacceptable conditions."   --Reuters

• Feb 26, 2022 07:46 PM IST

  BMC to provide free meals, Covid tests to students returning from Ukraine

  “Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will provide free services to all the students returning from Ukraine today. We will provide them free Covid testing, vaccines, food and all other facilities,” said Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar. A flight from Romania carrying Indian evacuees from Ukraine will land in Mumbai at around 9pm Indian Time

• Feb 26, 2022 06:28 PM IST

  Kremlin accuses Ukraine of prolonging conflict by refusing negotiations, reports AFP

  Kremlin has accused Ukraine of prolonging conflict by refusing negotiations, reported news agency AFP.

• Feb 26, 2022 05:40 PM IST

  Hungary issues advisory to Indians for evacuation through its border

• Feb 26, 2022 05:38 PM IST

  Zelenskiy says Ukraine still in control of Kyiv, reports Reuters

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that the capital Kyiv was still under Ukrainian control after Russia launched an invasion two days ago, reported Reuters

• Feb 26, 2022 05:18 PM IST

  Kyiv toughens curfew to fight Russia, violators to be considered ‘enemy’, says mayor

  Kyiv toughens curfew as Russia reaches its streets. Violators will be considered 'enemy', says mayor Vitali Klitschko.

• Feb 26, 2022 05:07 PM IST

  Slovakia issues advisory to Indians for evacuation through Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke border

  

  The Embassy of India in Slovakia issues advisory for Indians in Ukraine.

  “The Embassy of India in Bratislava is in contact with Government of Slovakia for evacuation through Uzhhorod - Vysne Nemecke border. Indian nationals who are stuck in Ukraine and wish to cross border through Vysne Nemecke are requested to fill the Google Form (link given below). It is requested that people who are not in close proximity to this border crossing point should not fill the form,” reads the advisory

• Feb 26, 2022 05:00 PM IST

  States that will bear airfare for Ukraine returnees

  Rajasthan and Kerala have announced that they will reimburse the airfare of students evacuating from Ukraine amid the war-like situation with Russia. Meanwhile, Jharkhand and Bihar will pay back for the airfares of all their returnees from Ukraine.

• Feb 26, 2022 04:49 PM IST

  Zelensky seeks support from Germany, Hungary to  cut Russia from SWIFT

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also urged Germany, Hungary to support cutting Russia from SWIFT, reported AFP.

• Feb 26, 2022 04:43 PM IST

  Ukraine's forces have stopped Russia's push to capture Kyiv: Zelensky

  President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine's forces have halted the Kremlin's push to capture Kyiv and oust him and urged Russians to pressure leader Vladimir Putin to stop the invasion, reported news agency AFP.

• Feb 26, 2022 04:24 PM IST

  Russian troops have advanced on Kyiv, just 30km from city centre: UK govt

• Feb 26, 2022 04:04 PM IST

  100,000 Ukrainians have likely crossed border into Poland, reports AFP

  As many as 100,000 Ukrainians have crossed border into Poland, an official told news agency AFP.

• Feb 26, 2022 03:59 PM IST

  Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advance

  Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Saturday.

• Feb 26, 2022 03:12 PM IST

  Poland cancels 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia over Ukraine invasion, reports AFP

  Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the president of the Polish football federation said on Saturday, reported news agency AFP.

• Feb 26, 2022 03:12 PM IST

  Poland cancels 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia over Ukraine invasion, reports AFP

  Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the president of the Polish football federation said on Saturday, reported news agency AFP.

• Feb 26, 2022 03:10 PM IST

  ‘Govt working night and day to evacuate all’: Indian ambassador in Romania

• Feb 26, 2022 03:09 PM IST

  ‘Helping Indians in Ukraine to cross into Poland: Indian ambassador

  "The aggressive action by Russia in Ukraine has created a major problem for our citizens too. Indians who have escaped the Russian bombs in Ukraine, we are helping them cross into Poland," Ambassador of Poland to India, Adam Burakowski, in Delhi

  "Poland stands with Ukraine, we condemn the Russian aggression. Ukrainians are very patriotic people who are fighting for their country," he adds.

• Feb 26, 2022 02:18 PM IST

  First flight to Mumbai with evacuated Indians from Ukraine takes off from Romania
• Feb 26, 2022 02:16 PM IST

  Netherlands to send 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine

  The Netherlands will supply 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, the Dutch government said in a letter to parliament on Saturday, as reported by Reuters.

  The government also said it will move Dutch embassy staff from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv to Jaroslaw, across the border in Poland, due to deteriorating security.

• Feb 26, 2022 01:59 PM IST

  Three Russian aircraft shot down, claims Ukraine

  Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian bomber and helicopter in the east as well as a transport plane southwest of Kyiv, news agency AFP reported.

• Feb 26, 2022 12:47 PM IST

  Russian claims control of Ukraine's Melitopol

  Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, reports Reuters citing local news agency, as Moscow launched coordinated cruise missile and artillery strikes on several cities, including the capital Kyiv.

• Feb 26, 2022 12:44 PM IST

  ‘Stop Russian war criminals': Ukraine foreign minister
• Feb 26, 2022 12:31 PM IST

  Chernobyl radiation increases

  Ukrainian officials say radiation levels have increased in the Chernobyl exclusion zone and warn the capture of the plant by Russian soldiers could have "terrible consequences".

• Feb 26, 2022 12:12 PM IST

  Russia suspends space launches from South American spaceport over sanctions amid Ukraine war

  Russia is suspending space launches from French Guiana and withdrawing its technical personnel in response to EU sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the space agency said Saturday.

  "In response to EU sanctions against our enterprises, Roskosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners over organizing space launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and withdrawing its technical personnel... from French Guiana," Dmitry Rogozin, chief of the Russian space agency, said on messaging app Telegram.

• Feb 26, 2022 11:58 AM IST

  Russian troops take over Kyiv hydroelectric power plant: Report

  Russian troops have taken over the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant to the north of the Ukrainian capital, reports news agency Reuters citing local news agency.

• Feb 26, 2022 11:47 AM IST

  ‘Do not believe fake news. I am here': Ukraine presidents to residents

  "Good morning everybody. Do not believe fake news. I am here. We will not lay down our weapons. We will defend our Country. Our weapons are our strength. This is our land. Our country. Our children. We will protect all of them:” Ukraine President in a video message.

• Feb 26, 2022 11:23 AM IST

  Facebook bans Russian state media from running ads, monetizing platform

  Facebook has banned Russian state media from running ads and monetizing the platform over the Russian military operation in Ukraine, said Nathaniel Gleicher, the head of the social network's security policy, on Saturday.

• Feb 26, 2022 11:14 AM IST

  US to release up to $600 mn in security assistance to Ukraine

  US President Joe Biden on Friday authorized a sanction of $350 million to Ukraine for procurement of Defense equipment and imparting military training and education.

• Feb 26, 2022 11:08 AM IST

  'Matter of regret...': India abstains from UNSC vote 'deploring' Putin's war on Ukraine I Watch

• Feb 26, 2022 11:07 AM IST

  Air India evacuation flight from Romania arrives in Mumbai

  Air India evacuation flight from Romania arriving in Mumbai at 4 pm. Union minister Piyush Goyal will receive the evacuees at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

• Feb 26, 2022 10:59 AM IST

  Gunfire heard close to govt quarters in central Kyiv: Report

  Gunfire was heard close to the government quarters in the centre of Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Saturday morning, Reuters reported qouting a witness.

  Ukraine earlier reported an attack on a military base close to the city centre, which it said had been repelled. 

• Feb 26, 2022 10:33 AM IST

  Indian Air Force to not deploy its aircraft for multi-nation exercise in UK

  Indian Air Force will not deploy its aircraft for multi-nation exercise in UK amid escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict.

• Feb 26, 2022 10:26 AM IST

  Russia, Ukraine forces continue to clash on outskirts of Kyiv

  Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital as authorities urged citizens to help defend the city from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.

• Feb 26, 2022 10:00 AM IST

  How India’s abstention from UNSC vote is different from China

  India’s decision to abstain from the UNSC resolution on Ukraine strikes a balance between national interest and its core belief. The tough resolution was expectedly vetoed by Russia, 11 countries supported it with India, UAE and China choosing to abstain from the vote. Read More

• Feb 26, 2022 09:49 AM IST

  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the US government but turned down the offer.

  Zelenskyy said in response: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” according to a senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation, who described Zelenskyy as upbeat.

• Feb 26, 2022 09:06 AM IST

  Frequent artillery blasts could be heard in Kyiv

  Frequent artillery blasts could be heard in Kyiv coming from some distance from the city center. Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said on social media, earlier.

• Feb 26, 2022 08:50 AM IST

  India asks citizens in Ukraine to 'not move to any border posts without coordination'

  In a fresh adivsory, India asked citizens in Ukraine to 'not move to any border posts without coordination' while the country is carrying out evacuation work.

• Feb 26, 2022 08:27 AM IST

   Ukraine army says Russian attack on Kyiv military unit 'repulsed'

  Ukraine 'repulsed' Russian attack on main Kyiv avenue, news agency AFP reported citing army.

• Feb 26, 2022 07:10 AM IST

  Prepare petrol bombs to defend Kyiv: Ukrainian authorities to locals

  On Friday evening in Ukraine, witnesses reported hearing artillery rounds and intense gunfire from the western part of Kyiv, according to a report by Reuters. 

  Authorities have told residents to prepare petrol bombs to defend Ukraine's capital, while Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the Ukrainian military to overthrow leadership and negotiate peace.

• Feb 26, 2022 06:31 AM IST

  Russia vetoes UNSC resolution on Ukraine as India, China, UAE skip voting

  Russia on Friday (local time) vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine, while India, China, and UAE abstained from the vote. The vote was 11 in favor, one against, and three abstentions.

• Feb 26, 2022 06:01 AM IST

  Ukraine warns Russia to 'storm' Kyiv as West sanctions Putin

  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Russian troops would attempt to take the capital Kyiv before dawn, as Western nations announced personal sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin.

Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that deplored "in the strongest terms" the country's "aggression" against Ukraine. The resolution had also demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops.

Eleven of the council's 15 members voted in favour of the motion. China, India and the UAE abstained.

The draft resolution, which was co-written by the United States and Albania, is now expected to be taken up by the 193-member UN General Assembly.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian troops would attempt to take the capital city of Kyiv before dawn. "This night will be more difficult than the day. Many cities of our state are under attack," he said in a video address to the nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion on Thursday on its ex-Soviet neighbour. The military offensive has killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers so far, while more than 50,000 are forced to flee their country.

According to the United Nations, more than 50,000 Ukrainians have already fled the country in the past two days. About 100,000 are believed to be internally displaced, and in Kyiv, many residents fled their homes and took shelter in the city's subway system, according to reports.

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