Ukraine War: Russia admits for the first time that it has suffered.
new Delhi:
The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will be held on Wednesday, two days after the first round of talks did not yield any concrete results. As war broke out in Ukraine, an Indian student was killed in Russian shelling in Kharkiv.
Here are 10 of the latest developments:
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Ukraine said eight people were killed this evening in a Russian attack on a residential block in its second largest city, Kharkiv. Five people were killed and five injured in a missile attack on Kyiv’s main television tower, rejecting some state broadcasts but leaving the structure intact.
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the European Union to prove it supported Ukraine in its war with Russia, a day after signing a request to join the bloc. “The EU is going to be very strong with us, that’s for sure … We are fighting for our land and our freedom, despite the fact that all our cities are now blocked. No one is going to break us Yes, we are strong, we are Ukrainians,” he said.
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Mr Zelensky said in a phone call with US President Joe Biden that it was important to stop “aggressive” Russia as soon as possible. After the call, Mr. Zelensky tweeted: “Just had a conversation with US President. Discussed US leadership on anti-Russian sanctions and defense aid to Ukraine.”
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An Indian student killed in shelling In Ukraine on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. A student from Haveri in Karnataka was killed when Russian soldiers blew up a government building.
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The UK government warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his commanders in Ukraine could be on trial for war crimes, comparing the attack to a “sick” one in the darkest days of the Yugoslav conflict.
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Russian military advance A senior US defense official said Tuesday that Ukraine’s resistance on Kyiv, as well as hampered by fuel and food shortages, has stalled momentarily. “We generally feel that the Russian military movement… the wider movement on Kyiv has stalled at this point,” the official told reporters.
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Russia on Tuesday continued to pay a heavy sporting price for its invasion of Ukraine, frozen from a snowballing list of sports with perhaps the most painful blows coming from ice skating and athletics. Russia, traditionally a powerhouse in figure skating – they won six medals, including two golds at the Beijing Olympics – had their skaters barred from all competitions.
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international criminal court has already opened a war crime Moscow launched its offensive on Thursday following the investigation against Russia. Ukraine says more than 350 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed in the conflict so far.
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NATO foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Brussels on Friday over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the coalition said in a statement. NATO allies have rushed to strengthen their eastern flank after Putin ordered an attack, but are adamant that those non-NATO members will not militarily engage in war in Ukraine.
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About 4,000 refugees, including more than 300 children, arrived by train in Budapest, Hungary on Monday, and hundreds were provided emergency accommodation in the city, according to police.