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Highlights: India abstains from voting against Russia at UN General Assembly
Russia Ukraine Crisis: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 6,000 Russians killed in six days of war. Moscow claims control over Kherson.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered seventh day and over 300 civilians, including at least 14 children, have been killed so far, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. However, Russia, which is facing harsh sanctions and global condemnation for its actions, has said it will pursue the Ukraine offensive until 'all goals' are achieved, the defence minister was quoted by AFP....Read More
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a fourth high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis. Meanwhile, the first IAF C-17 aircraft which took off from Romania will reach Delhi tonight at 1:30 am. As per the Centre, a total of 3,352 Indian nationals have been evacuated by the government
IndiGo operating 20 flights to bring back Indian nationals from Ukraine
IndiGo is operating 20 flights from 28 February to March 03. Out of these 20 flights, six flights have landed in Delhi bringing back over 1300 Indian citizens; another 6 flights are en route and will land tomorrow.
Eight additional flights will take off tomorrow to bring back Indian nationals. The airline is operating these flights on A321 aircraft with all safety precautions. Some of these flights carried relief material during their onward journey to Budapest and Rzeszow, while bringing back evacuees in the return leg via Istanbul. These flights were operated as part of the Operation Ganga by Govt. of India.
India abstains from voting against Russia at the UN General Assembly
India abstains from voting against Russia at the UN General Assembly. 141 in favour, 5 against, 35 abstentions, reports ANI. Read full story
PM Modi speaks to Putin over phone on Ukraine conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Russian president Vladimir Putin on phone.
The two leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck. They discussed the safe evacuation of the Indian nationals from the conflict areas. Read full report
Centre to set up two call centres in Romania to expedite evacuation
Centre setting up two call centres in Romania- one in Bucharest and another in Siret to coordinate the evacuation of Indian students, says civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
Indian nationals leave Moldova for Romania
Indian nationals leaving Moldova for Romania before boarding flight to Bucharest.
Blinken speaks to Ukrainian foreign minister, reiterates U.S support to Kyiv
Secretary of State Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to reiterate the US’ commitment to providing security, financial & humanitarian support as Ukraine faces increasingly brutal bombardment by Russian forces: US Dept of State Spokesperson Ned Price
‘Hunter's House’ ready to host 2nd round of talks between Russia and Ukraine: Belarus foreign ministry
Belarus foreign ministry said in a tweet on Wednesday that ‘Hunter's House’ is ready to host the second round of ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia preparing to increase brutality of its campaign, warns U.S envoy to the UN
U.S envoy to the United Nations says Russia is preparing to increase the brutality of its campaign against Ukraine, urging the UN General Assembly to vote in favour of resolution to reprimand Moscow, news agency Reuters reports
"This is an extraordinary moment. For the first time in 40 years, the Security Council has convened an emergency special session of the General Assembly" Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, ahead of the vote.
Ban on Russian oil and gas? Joe Biden says nothing's off the table
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said nothing was off the table when asked about whether his country would ban Russian oil and gas in response to the Kremlin’s military campaign in Ukraine. Read here
Proud of efforts, but worried about dwindling supply of arms: Zelenskyy to EU Council chief
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the head of European council, provides an update on Russia's advance and expresses concern about dwindling supply of arms, reports Reuters
Watch: IAF's C-17 aircraft ready to take back Indian nationals
Union minister General VK Singh shares video of C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Rzeszow Airport in Poland which will bring Indian nationals back home
Shells pound residential areas in Donetsk
Amid the conflict between Russia & Ukraine, bombs and shells damaged residential areas of Horlivka & Yasinuvata of Donetsk Region, reports Reuters
PM Modi to chair high-level meeting on Ukraine at 8:30 pm
PM to chair a high level meeting on the Ukraine issue at 8:30pm tonight. Read full report
2,000 civilians killed in Russian invasion, says Ukraine
Ukraine's emergency service has said that more than 2,000 Ukrainians have been killed in the Russian invasion. It says that fighting is underway in the first sizeable city Moscow has claimed to have seized
Union minister Kiren Rijiju interacts with students at Slovakia
Union minister Kiren Rijiju interacts with students at Slovakia who reached from Ukraine
Special flight from Hungary's capital carrying Indian nationals lands in Delhi
The special flight from Hungary’s capital Budapest carrying Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine arrived at the Delhi airport
1st IAF C-17 aircraft from Romania to arrive at 1:30 am tonight
“Indian Air Force aircraft have joined #OperationGanga with the first C-17 flight from Bucharest (Romania) expected to return to Delhi later tonight. 3 more IAF flights will be undertaken today from Budapest (Hungary), Bucharest (Romania) & Rzeszow (Poland),” ANI quotes MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Emergency certificates to those who lost their Indian passports: MEA
“A mechanism for issuing emergency certificates to those who lost their Indian passports has been instituted. I think this will also help many Indian students,” ANI quotes Arindam Bagchi, MEA Spokesperson
3,352 Indians returned home from Ukraine, says MEA
“During the last 24 hours, 6 flights have landed in India, taking the total number of flights that have landed in India to 15 and the total number of Indians who have returned on these flights to 3,352,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Pics: Russian strikes on several areas in Ukrainian capital Kyiv
Russia continues to target Ukrainian capital with missiles and rockets on the seventh day of war.
China says national wounded while trying to leave Ukraine
China on Wednesday said one of its nationals was shot and injured in Ukraine on Tuesday, the same day that Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that China “laments the outbreak of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and is extremely concerned with the harm to civilians”. Read full report
Watch: VK Singh assures students over their medical education
Union minister General VK Singh interacts with students at Hotel Prezydenckie in Rzeszow, Poland
China won't join in sanctions on Russia, says Beijing's bank regulator
China will not join in sanctions on Russia that have been led by the West, news agency Reuters quoted the country's banking regulator
Vladimir Putin a war criminal, says UK PM Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal after civilians were bombed in Ukraine, AFP reports
EU excludes 7 Russian banks from SWIFT payment network
The EU has excluded seven Russian banks from the global SWIFT network, as sanctions were ratcheted up over Moscow's war on Ukraine, AFP reported.
