Russia-Ukraine crisis highlights: India abstains on UNSC resolution condemning Russia's 'aggression'

Ukrainian servicemen are seen next to a destroyed armoured vehicle, which they said belongs to the Russian army, outside Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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. 

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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. 

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More than 360 people in Ukraine have been wounded and 137 have been killed since Thursday’s attack. 

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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.”