Russia-Ukraine War News LIVE: Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said early Saturday, only hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow would attempt to take Kyiv before dawn in the conflict that is now escalating every hour.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion on Thursday that has killed dozens of people, forced more than 50,000 to flee
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'This war will last,' warns France's Macron on Ukraine
The world must brace for a long war between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow launched an invasion of its pro-Western neighbour, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Saturday. “If can tell you one thing this morning it is that this war will last,” Macron’s told France’s annual agriculture fair.
“This crisis will last, this war will last and all the crises that come with it will have lasting consequences,” Macron added, warning: “We must be prepared”. Macron cut short his visit to the agriculture fair, usually one of the main fixtures on the French political calendar, in order to return to dealing with the crisis triggered by the Russian invasion.
“War has returned to Europe, this was chosen unilaterally by President (Vladimir) Putin, with a tragic humanitarian situation, a (Ukrainian) people who are resisting and a Europe that is there and resisting by the side of the Ukrainian people,” said Macron.
Russia-Ukraine War LIVE Updates: Ukraine Embassy in Moscow Being Shifted to Latvia
According to Reuters, the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow is being shifted to Latvia. A spokesperson for Latvia’s foreign ministry announced the news this morning. In the previous few days, the building had seen low-key anti-war protests, with some Russians laying flowers outside.
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State govt will provide air tickets to students returning to Kerala via Delhi, Mumbai on evacuation flights from Ukraine: Pinarayi Vijayan
State govt will provide air tickets to students returning to Kerala via Delhi, Mumbai on evacuation flights from Ukraine. District Collectors have been directed to make necessary arrangements for those reaching airports in Kerala: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
Delhi Airport Relaxes Entry Regulations In View of Ukraine Crisis
Delhi Airport’s updated travel advisory (in view of Ukraine crisis): Indian nationals not vaccinated and neither possessing COVID-19 negative report will be exempted from uploading documents on Air Suvidha before departure on humanitarian grounds and can enter the airport.
High Rise in Capital Hit by Missile; 2 Kids Among 35 Killed in Overnight Fighting, Says Kyiv Mayor: Report
35 people including two children have been killed in the heavy fighting overnight in Kyiv, according to the city’s mayor, Guardian reported. There were no further details available, but according to a separate Reuters report citing an interior ministry advisor, there were no deaths in the apartment building reportedly hit by a Russian missile.
Have Russian Forces Actually Captured Melitopol?
The Guardian in a report shared information on Russia’s claim to have seized Melitopol. According to Russia’s Interfax news agency, Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday. Footage posted on social media on Saturday morning appeared to show Russian armoured vehicles in the city’s streets, despite the fact that the city’s mayor issued a statement saying it was still under Ukrainian control, the report said. The alleged capture of Melitopol comes on the heels of claims by a senior US defence official that Russia conducted an amphibious landing of naval infantry between Melitopol and the key coastal city of Mariaupol. It was also denied by UK armed forces minister James Heappey, who stated that he “does not recognise reports that Ukraine’s southern coastal city of Melitopol has fallen to Russian forces,” adding that the Russian invasion plan is “nowhere near” on time.
Kyiv apartment block hit by missile: emergency services: SEE PIC
A high-rise apartment block was hit by shelling overnight in Kyiv as fighting raged between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces, emergency services said Saturday.
The authorities said the number of victims was “being specified” and that an evacuation was underway. They posted a picture online of the tower block with a hole covering at least five floors blasted into the side and rubble strewn across the street below.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said online that the building had been hit by a missile. (Image: News18)
Zelensky says Western 'partners' sending weapons to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that “partners” were sending weapons to help Kyiv fight Russian troops, adding he had spoken by phone with French leader Emmanuel Macron.
“A new day on the diplomatic frontline began with a conversation with Emmanuel Macron,” Zelensky tweeted. “Weapons and equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine. The anti-war coalition is working!”
ALERT: Kyiv apartment block hit by missile: emergency services
Kyiv apartment block hit by missile: emergency services
High Rise in Kyiv Hit by Missile as Forces Close In
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Russia-Ukraine War LIVE Updates: US Announces Sanctions On Putin, Lavrov And Gerasimov
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Russia-Ukraine War LIVE Updates: Russia Says Its Forces Have Taken Control of Melitopol
Russian defense ministry says its forces have taken city of Melitopol
Russia Our Friend But If Friend Commits Mistake, Have to Correct Them: Cong's Manish Tewari
Russia has stood by us in our adversities, but if a friend commits a mistake, we’ve to correct them. It presents the world with a new iron curtain with nations on one side advocating democracy & others supporting totalitarian way. India has to pick its side:Manish Tewari, Congress
It's Putin's war; it's a shame that it is happening: German Ambassador to India on Ukraine crisis
It’s Putin’s war; it’s a shame that it is happening. We react with economic sanctions. We can’t allow the occupation of one country by another. We want an international community that is based on international laws: Walter J. Lindner, German Ambassador to India on Ukraine crisis
Russia-Ukraine War LIVE News: Destroyed Russian Army Rocket Launchers
Russia-Ukraine War LIVE News: We Will Defend Ukraine, Says Zelensky in Kyiv
This morning, Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy posted another video from central Kyiv. The 40-second video appears to address false rumours. The leader, according to a partial translation by the Kyiv Independent, says: “There’s a lot of false information on the internet that I call on our army to lay down their arms and that there’s evacuation,” he said. “We are here. We are not going to lay down our arms. We will defend our country.”
Russia-Ukraine War LIVE News: Fighting under way near Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odessa - Ukrainian official
Fighting was under way on Saturday near the southern Ukrainian cities of Mariupol, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odessa, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s office said.
“Heavy fighting is taking place near Mariupol,” Mykhailo Podolyak, the adviser, told a briefing. “But there is no chance that Mariupol will surrender or be captured.”
Russia-Ukraine War LIVE News: Ukrainians Cross the Border Into Romania
Russia-Ukraine War LIVE News: Ukraine reports fresh air, cruise missile strikes
Ukraine’s military command said areas near the cities of Sumy, Poltava and Mariupol were hit by air strikes on Friday, with Russian Kalibr cruise missiles launched at the country from the Black Sea.
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Ukraine in just 48 hours and sparked fears of a new Cold War in Europe.India is ‘deeply disturbed’ by recent turn of developments in Ukraine, said India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Urging that all efforts be made for the immediate cessation of violence and hostilities, he said no solution could ever be arrived at the cost of human lives.
Speaking at the UNSC meeting on Ukraine, Tirumurti said India was also deeply concerned about the welfare and security of the Indian community, including a large number of Indian students in Ukraine. “Contemporary global order has been built on UN Charter, international law and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. We agreed to the Russian Federation’s President’s proposal. Currently, the parties are debating the location and timing of the negotiation process during these hours. The sooner negotiations begin, the better the chances of returning to normalcy,” he said.
Russia, as expected, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that deplored “in the strongest terms” the country’s “aggression” against Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops. Eleven of the council’s 15 members voted for the motion, which was co-written by the United States and Albania. China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstained.
The resolution was always doomed to fail because of Moscow’s veto power as a permanent member of the council. However the debate offered member nations an opportunity to voice condemnation of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale offensive against Russia’s neighbor.
“Let me make one thing clear,” US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote. “Russia, you can veto this resolution, but you cannot veto our voices, you cannot veto the truth, you cannot veto our principles, you cannot veto the Ukrainian people.”
The wording of the draft text put before the Security Council was watered down in the hours before the vote to gain more support. The word “condemns” was replaced by “deplores” and a reference to Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows members to take military action to restore peace, was deleted.
The resolution reaffirmed the sovereignty of Ukraine and called for Russia to “immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine.” Ultimately, more than 70 countries co-sponsored the resolution.
“Make no mistake, Russia is isolated. It has no support for the invasion of Ukraine,” said Britain’s ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward. Before the vote, Thomas-Greenfield described Russia’s attack as “so bold, so brazen, that it threatens our international system as we know it.
“We have a solemn obligation to not look away… At the very minimum, we have an obligation to object,” she said. “Vote yes if you believe Russia should be held to account for its actions. Vote no or abstain if you do not uphold the charter and align yourselves with the aggressive and unprovoked actions of Russia.”
Moscow’s UN envoy, Vassily Nebenzia, denounced the resolution as “anti-Russian and anti-Ukrainian.” “It is difficult for us to compete with the US in terms of the number of invasions carried out. You are in no position to moralize,” he said.
Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya led the council chamber in a moment of silence, asking members to “pray for peace.” He also told Nebenzia to “pray for salvation.” “Russia is keen on continuing it’s Nazi-style course of action,” said Kyslytsya, whose speech was widely applauded by members.
Earlier, he had posed with a Ukrainian flag and European ambassadors under Picasso’s Guernica tapestry which hangs outside the entrance to the council chamber. Explaining his country’s abstention, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun referenced NATO expansion, saying “Russia’s legitimate security aspirations should be given attention and addressed properly.”
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