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Russia-Ukraine crisis highlights: India abstains on UNSC resolution condemning Russia's 'aggression'
Russia Ukraine news highlights: The Ukrainian government, which is struggling to fight the Russian forces, has pleaded for global help.
It was day two of the Russian invasion in Ukraine on Friday and the capital city of Kyiv was hit by multiple rocket strikes. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba slammed these strikes by saying the last time Kyiv ever experienced this was in 1941 when the capital city was attacked by the Nazis. ...Read More
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Russian forces have gone all out with their attacks in Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a military operation. Putin has recognised Ukraine’s two breakaway regions- Donetsk and Luhansk as independent entities.
Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Friday that the armed forces inflicted some 800 casualties on Russian forces, adding more than 30 of their tanks, seven aircraft and six helicopters have been destroyed.
More than 360 people in Ukraine have been wounded and 137 have been killed since Thursday’s attack.
Also Read| UNSC draft resolution condemns Russia, asks for force withdrawal from Ukraine
The United Nations has urged that protection of civilians in Ukraine should be the number one priority.
Despite receiving global flak, Russian President Vladimir Putin has justified the invasion by asserting the attack was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine. Putin also warned that any interference would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”
UNSC to vote on resolution condemning Russian invasion
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to vote on a draft resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine “in the strongest terms possible”. The resolution was tabled by the United States and Albania.
Russian troops stopped from advancing in most directions, says Ukrainian President
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Russian troops have been stopped from advancing in most directions of the country, according to news agency Reuters.
Last time such attack was in 1941: Ukrainian foreign minister slams rocket strikes on Kyiv
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba slammed the rocket strikes on Kyiv by Russia and said that the last time the capital city saw such at attack was by Nazi Germany in 1941.
Ukrainian military downs aircraft over capital Kyiv
Ukrainian military on Friday downed an aircraft over Kyiv, which then crashed into a residential building, an interior ministry officials told news agency Reuters.
Thousand anti-war protesters detained in Russia
Russia has detained more than 1,700 people that protested against Moscow's action to launch a full-scale evacuation in Ukraine on Thursday.
Arranging evacuation flights for Chinese citizens in Ukraine, says China
China said on Friday that it is arranging evacuation flights for its citizens stuck in Ukraine as the conditions have deteriorated sharply. According to a statement by the Chinese embassy, scheduling of evacuation flights will depend on the flight safety situation. Expressing concerns at the crisis in Ukraine, the embassy refused to mention anything about Russian invasion in the above statement.
Enemy marked me down as target 1, family as target 2: Ukraine President says Russia wants to destroy head of state
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said that he will stay in capital city Kyiv as Russian forces advanced towards the country.
In a video message, Zelenskiy referred to Russia as the enemy and said,"The enemy has marked me down as the number one target," Zelenskiy warned in a video message. “My family is the number two target. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state,” he added.
Two loud blasts heard in Kyiv, reports AFP
On Friday morning, two loud blasts were heard in Ukraine's captial Kyiv, news agency AFP reported.
Gold prices surge after volatile session
Gold prices across the globe rose on Friday after a volatile session, as investors analysed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by the West on Russia.
According to news agency Reuters, spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,909.06 per ounce by 0204 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.8% to $1,910.70.
Vladimir Putin was duplicitous in conversations with me: French President Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron, who held a telephonic conversation with Vladimir Putin on Thursday, said on Friday that the Russian President was duplicitous in his conversations.
"Yes, there was duplicity, yes there was a deliberate, conscious choice to launch war when we could still negotiate peace," Macron said.
New iron curtain cutting off Russia, says Ukrainian President Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia's attack is the sound of a new iron curtain lowering and closing it off from the civilised world.
Taiwan ‘strongly condemns’ Russia's invasion, urges immediate cessation of military action
The Taiwanese foreign ministry on Friday strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and urged an immediate cessation of military action and commencement of dialogue aimed at resolving disputes peacefully.
Watch: What Joe Biden said on Russia's ‘consequences’
United States President Joe Biden reacted to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's "threat" to the West "with the greatest consequences in history."
Japan to sanction chip exports to Russia
The Japanese government has announced that it will impose sanctions on Moscow targeting semiconductor exports and financial institutions. These sanctions are a response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
