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Russia-Ukraine war Highlights: Moscow, Kyiv agree to establish humanitarian corridors
Russia-Ukraine war Updates March 3 2022: Russian shelling and attacks on civilian populations killed 34 civilians in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region in the past 24 hours between March 2-3, the emergency services said.
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv continued to witness bombardment even as Russia risked increasing isolation on the world stage. According to reports, Russian troops have seized Ukraine's Kherson, a strategically important city. With Russia refusing to budge despite global pressure, the UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that "demands" Russia "immediately" withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow's invasion by a vast majority of the world's nations....Read More
The United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday that it confirmed 227 civilians had been killed and 525 injured in Ukraine through midnight on Monday following Russia's invasion of its neighbour.
The biggest attack on a European state since 1945 has caused over 870,000 people to flee, a barrage of sanctions against Russia, and stoked fears of wider conflict in the West unthought-of for decades.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Wednesday said he would immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine, following requests to do so by an unprecedented number of the court's member states.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired another high-level meeting on Wednesday on the crisis that had arisen due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The PM has been discussing with top officials of the government about the safe evacuation of stranded Indians from war-torn Ukraine.
Dozens detained at anti-war rallies in Russia
Dozens of anti-war demonstrators were detained in Moscow and Saint Petersburg Wednesday after jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russians to protest President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, news agency AFP reported.
208 Indians evacuated by Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft on Thursday
A third C-17 aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force reached Delhi today from Rzeszow in Poland with 208 Indian citizens evacauted from Ukraine. The Air Force is helping in repatriating Indians after a request from prime minister Narendra Modi.
MEA snubs reports claiming Indians students being held hostage in Ukraine
“We note that with the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities, many students have left Kharkiv yesterday. We have not received any reports of any hostage situation regarding any student,” MEA said in a statement.
Schools, residential building face Russian strike, reports Ukrainian media
A number of cities and towns in Ukraine, including Okhtyrka and Kharkiv sustained heavy damages after Russian shelling, Ukrainian media outlet reported.
Russian strikes hit at least 3 schools, and dozens of residential buildings were destroyed in Okhtyrka, The Kyiv Independent reported.
Russian businessman Abramovich to sell Chelsea Football Club, will donate sale money for Ukraine aide
Russian businessman Roman Abramovich said on Wednesday he would sell Chelsea Football Club, 19 years after buying it and setting the team on a path to sporting glory, and promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
Read more: Abramovich puts Chelsea up for sale as clamour for sanctions grows
Amazon to provide supplies to people in need in Ukraine: CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon is using its logistics capability to get supplies to those in need and cybersecurity expertise to help governments and companies as part of its support for Ukraine, Chief Executive Andy Jassy has said on Twitter.
Spotify shuts its offices in Russia 'indefinitely'
In response to Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify has closed its offices in the Vladimir Putin-led country 'indefinitely'. As per Variety, the company has restricted discoverability of Russian state-affiliated content on its service and has also removed all content from Kremlin-backed outlets RT and Sputnik.
498 Russian soldiers killed so far, says Moscow
Russia says 498 of its troops have been killed in Ukraine, its first declared death toll since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion a week ago. Ukraine's state emergency service said Wednesday that over 2,000 civilians (in addition to military personnel) had died. The true number of casualties on each side is unknown at this stage. The United Nations has recorded 227 civilian deaths, and has also said the number of refugees has crossed a million.
Streaming giant Netflix will no longer come up with Russian content
Due to Russia's military operations in Ukraine, Netflix has decided to pause all future projects and acquisitions from President Vladimir Putin-led country.. The service was launched in the country just over a year ago and is believed to have about 1 million subscribers. Prior to Netflix, Disney and Warner Bros. announced their decision of halting the theatrical releases of their projects in Russia, news agency ANI reported.
Ukrainian officials confirm Russia has captured Kherson
The officials of war-torn Ukraine have confirmed that Kherson, a port city of 300,000, has fallen to Russian aggression, reports AFP.
Ukraine sets up emergency hotline for stranded students
Ukraine has set up a hotline for Asian students who want to leave the country, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said on Thursday.
“We are working intensively to ensure their safety & speed up their passage. Russia must stop its aggression which affects us all,” he wrote on Twitter.
Ukraine refugees reach 1 million in 7 days: UN
The U.N. refugee agency says 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion less than a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed, Reuters reports.
The tally from UNHCR amounts to more than 2% of Ukraine’s population on the move in under a week. The World Bank counted the population at 44 million at the end of 2020.
Biden says UNGA vote highlights ‘global outrage' at Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the United Nations General Assembly's vote to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine demonstrates global outrage at Russia's horrific assault, Reuters reported.
"The vote to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine demonstrates the extent of global outrage at Russia’s horrific assault on a sovereign neighbor and showcases unprecedented global unity,” he said.
Kherson mayor says Russian troops in the streets
The mayor of the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson, Igor Kolykhayev, has said Russian troops were in the streets and had forced their way into the city council building, the Reuters news agency reported.
Kyiv has thwarted Moscow's ‘sneaky’ plans, says Ukrainian President Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky says he is proud of country's 'heroic' resistance to Russian invasion, and that Kyiv has thwarted Moscow's ‘sneaky’ plans, reports AFP.
