Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports and pressed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital. Stay with TOI for the latest developments-Read Less
We’re making small steps as we assure you that we are working every day to make sure to close the gap between where we are and where our Indian partners are…Sr State Dept officials conducting various high-level dialogue with our Indian counterparts over Ukraine: Asst State Secy
We have seen an interesting evolution in past couple of days. India at UN called for all states to abide by UN Charter to respect the sovereignty & territorial integrity of other states; a very clear reference to Russia’s violation of UN Charter & Ukraine’s sovereignty: Donald Lu
Let me say that all of us have been working to urge India to take clear position, a position opposed to Russia’s actions. But what have we seen so far? We have seen a number of abstentions: Asst State Secy Donald Lu at the US Senate Committee hearing on ‘US Policy towards India’
Two more flights with 437 Indian nationals and one Bangladeshi national have taken off from Poland to Delhi today, as per a tweet by the Embassy of India in Warsaw, Poland.
International Criminal Court prosecutor opens investigation into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity in Ukraine, reports AP
Russians besiege Ukrainian ports as armored column stalls
Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, while the huge armored column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital.Moscow’s isolation deepened, meanwhile, when most of the world lined up against it at the United Nations to demand it withdraw from Ukraine. And the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court prosecutor opened an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.A second round of talks aimed at ending the fighting was expected Thursday between Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little common ground between the two sides.Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since the invasion began last week, saying nearly 500 of its troops have been killed and almost 1,600 wounded. Ukraine did not disclose its own military losses but said more than 2,000 civilians have died, a claim that could not be independently verified.
What to know on Day 7 of Russian assault
Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that they were prepared to hold talks for the second time since the Russian invasion of its neighbor began last week.The talks are expected to take place Thursday in Belarus, though there appears to be little common ground between the two sides. They were announced the same day that the U.N. General Assembly condemned the invasion and called on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.Meanwhile, Russia’s assault on Ukrainian cities continued, including Russia’s disputed claim to have taken control of its first major city, Kherson, and a strike on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, that led one official to call Kharkiv “the Stalingrad of the 21st century.”The human toll of the war kept mounting, too, with the number of Ukrainians who have fled from their homeland expected to reach 1 million soon.
Russia fires rockets, debris hits near train station. The Russian rocket, allegedly targeting the Ministry of Defense, was shot down by an air defense system, and its wreckage fell near Kyiv’s main train station: The Kyiv Independent
Civilian toll in Ukraine climbs to 227 dead, 525 injured, says UN
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 March 1 following Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Russian assault was causing damage to non-military targets but did not outright say Moscow was deliberately targeting civilians.”We’re looking very closely at what’s happening in Ukraine right now including what’s happening to civilians. We’re taking account of it, we’re documenting it and we want to ensure, among other things, that there’s accountability for it,” Blinken told reporters.
India’s maintained to not take either side to be a partner working towards diplomatic solution.We’ve seen them make right phone calls…unfortunately,they’ve not yet been effective:Asst State Secy Donald Lu,at US Senate Committee hearing on US Policy towards India
Indian companies extend help in evacuating students
Several Indian companies, including tech firms, steel and tyre makers and pharma players, have responded to the government’s call for aiding in the evacuation of Indian students and workers from Ukraine and have deployed personnel to help arrange food, shelter, transport and provide other assistance.
Ailing Punjab student dies in Ukraine hospital
Even as thousands of Indian students are scrambling to leave Ukraine, a fourth-year MBBS student from Barnala town of Punjab died in a hospital in the war-torn country on Wednesday due to medical complications. Chandan Jindal, 22, studying at Vinnytsia National Medical University in West-Central Ukraine, had been in hospital for over a month after blood clots were diagnosed in his brain, a relative said.
Yellen: US to ‘freeze, seize’ wealth of Russian oligarchs
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen used a visit to Chicago on Wednesday to spotlight the Biden administration’s determination to strip Russian oligarchs of their wealth in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.“We have made it a priority to go after oligarchs or Russian elites who are key to President Putin’s corrupt power,” Yellen said. She added that Treasury, along with the Justice Department and U.S. allies, plans to “uncover, freeze and seize their wealth around the world.”
The Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland tweets the number of people who left the territory of Ukraine as part of the evacuation; Indian nationals – 1,299
The students who left Ukraine also included some Indians who had not registered with the Embassy of India in Kyiv previously.
A total of 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine since the advisories were issued and flights under Operation Ganga have been increased to facilitate the evacuation of remaining students stranded in Ukraine.
Operation Ganga: Indian students feel relieved as special flight from Poland reaches Delhi
A special flight from Poland carrying Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine reached Delhi on Thursday.Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary received the students at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
UN says 227 civilian deaths in Ukraine since invasion
The UN said Wednesday that it had recorded nearly 230 civilian deaths in Ukraine, including 15 children, since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, warning that the true toll was likely far higher.The UN rights office, OHCHR, said it had registered 752 civilian casualties in Ukraine, including 227 people killed and 525 people wounded, between February 24, when Russia invaded, and midnight Tuesday.
Putin discusses special military operation to ‘protect’ Donbas with Israeli PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (local time) spoke to Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett and discussed the special military operation to “protect” Donbas.”Vladimir Putin discussed the special military operation to protect Donbas with Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett,” President of Russia tweeted.Earlier, Putin said special military operations are being launched “to protect” the people in the Donbas region.
Pak, China Among 35 ‘Neutrals’; 141 Countries Back Anti-Russia Move
India, along with China and Pakistan, was among 35 countries which abstained from voting on a resolution deploring in the strongest terms Russia’s actions in Ukraine and demanding that Russia “immediately, completely, and unconditionally” withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. There was emphatic support for the resolution, which is not legally binding but is said to convey the “popular will’’ of the 193-member body; it was adopted with 141 votes in favour, well over two-thirds majority.
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