Feb 26, 2022 6:36 PM (IST)
Russia appreciates India’s stand at the UNSC vote
Feb 26, 2022 6:34 PM (IST)
Protests around the world decry Ukraine attack
From Tokyo to London to Taipei, Ukrainians living abroad and hundreds of protesters have turned out on the streets to join anti-war rallies spreading around the world as Russia’s troops pressed toward Ukraine’s capital.
Several hundred Ukrainians living in Japan gathered outside of Tokyo’s main train stations Saturday, chanting “Stop war!” and “Peace for Ukraine.” They held up signs including “No war,” “Stop Putin, Stop Russia,” while others waved Ukrainian flags. At a separate rally reportedly organized by Russian residents in Japan, several dozen people chanted “Hands off Ukraine!”
In Taiwan, more than 100 demonstrators chanting “Stand with Ukraine” and “Glory to Ukraine” protested outside the Russian representative office in Taiwan on Saturday.
“My family, my friends are now sheltered in their basements because of the air attacks,” said Yulia Kolorova, a 49-year-old Ukrainian living in Taiwan. “I just want them to be strong. I just can’t imagine how scary it is to see the missiles over your head. It’s surreal.”
Feb 26, 2022 6:33 PM (IST)
The UN predicts up to four million refugees from Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 6:32 PM (IST)
The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of prolonging the military conflict by refusing to negotiate as Russia pressed on with its invasion of the pro-Western country, reports AFP
Feb 26, 2022 6:29 PM (IST)
PM Modi speaks to Zelenskyy
Feb 26, 2022 6:24 PM (IST)
Ukraine crisis: EU countries supporting Ukraine with providing weapons, other help, says Poland Envoy
Feb 26, 2022 5:30 PM (IST)
Ukraine debunks news on network disruption in the country
Feb 26, 2022 5:19 PM (IST)
Slovakia imposes a state of emergency due to the flow of refugees from Ukraine.
Feb 26, 2022 5:18 PM (IST)
Infographics: The fighting continues in many parts of Ukraine, including near Kyiv.
Feb 26, 2022 5:17 PM (IST)
Map of countries that have closed their airspace to Russia
Feb 26, 2022 5:17 PM (IST)
‘Our mission not complete till evacuation of last Indian citizen from Ukraine’: Indian Ambassador to Romania
“Whenever in life you feel things are becoming difficult, things are not moving, remember this day, February 26, and everything will be fine.”
This is what Indian Ambassador to Romania, Rahul Shrivastava, told the Indian students on board the first evacuation flight from Bucharest just before it took off to Mumbai on Saturday.
The Indians reached Romania from Ukraine via the Suceava border crossing as part of a coordinated evacuation mission by the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian embassies in Ukraine and Romania.
In his two-minute address, Shrivastava urged the students to convey to their stranded friends whenever they talk to them that the entire Indian government team is working “day and night” to evacuate everyone from Ukraine.
The envoy, a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) official, said India’s mission is not complete till it evacuates the last Indian citizen from Ukraine.
“You are in the last leg of your journey back home where your relatives, friends and families would be waiting with open arms to welcome you. While you reach there, they will embrace, you embrace them, hug them,” he said.
“But while you do that, when you are back in our motherland, you should also remember that your friends are still there (Ukraine). When you talk to your friends who are waiting to be evacuated, you should tell and assure them that the entire government of India team is working day and night including all officials here to evacuate everyone,” the envoy said.
He further added: “Our mission is not complete till we have taken the last person to India out of Ukraine. Wishing you a very safe journey back home.”
In his address through the aircraft’s passenger address (PA) system, Shrivastava also thanked Air India and the flight’s crew members and wished all of them a very safe journey.
All the students gave a big round of applause to the envoy’s brief remarks.
Feb 26, 2022 5:16 PM (IST)
How the UK is supporting Ukraine: Boris Johnson’s tweets
Feb 26, 2022 5:15 PM (IST)
Kyiv Mayor’s announcement:
Feb 26, 2022 5:14 PM (IST)
France intercepts Russian cargo ship
French officials say marines patrolling the English Channel area have intercepted a cargo ship sailing under the Russian flag and escorted it to the port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer for an investigation.
The interception of the ship, carrying cars, early Saturday was triggered by financial sanctions levied days ago against Russia for its invasion of the Ukraine. Maritime spokesperson Veronique Magnin said it appeared to be the first such action in the English Channel.
The approximately 130-meter-(427-foot) ship was headed from Rouen, in Normandy, to Saint Petersburg, and was stopped near Honfleur, Magnin said.
Customs officials carrying out the investigation were verifying if the vessel is indeed linked to Russian financial interests, the spokesperson said. The process could take up to 48 hours.
The French government has given maritime officials the power to intercept vessels suspected of contravening the sanctions, she said.
Feb 26, 2022 5:02 PM (IST)
Czechia has donated 30,000 pistols to Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 4:50 PM (IST)
Russian media claims Ukrainian President Zelenskyy fled Kiev for Lvov
Feb 26, 2022 4:42 PM (IST)
In the sky over Zaporozhye, the Ukrainian military shot down an enemy aircraft, reports Ukrainian media.
Feb 26, 2022 4:41 PM (IST)
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says:
- Ukraine has ‘derailed’ Russia’s attack plan
- Zelensky urges Russians to pressure Putin into halting war
- President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine’s forces have halted the Kremlin’s push to capture Kyiv and oust him and urged Russians to pressure leader Vladimir Putin to stop the invasion
Feb 26, 2022 4:40 PM (IST)
Russian forces have continued their advance on Kyiv with the bulk of their forces now 30km from centre of the city. Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to put up staunch resistance across the country: UK Ministry of Defence
Feb 26, 2022 4:14 PM (IST)
Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advance, reports Reuters
Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Saturday. (Reuters)
Feb 26, 2022 4:04 PM (IST)
Polish Deputy Interior Minister Pawel Szefernaker says 100,000 people have crossed the border into Poland from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion this week, reports AFP
Feb 26, 2022 3:56 PM (IST)
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy briefing:
Feb 26, 2022 3:48 PM (IST)
Evacuation from Ukraine: 219 Indians returning to India from Romania
The first flight to Mumbai with 219 Indians has taken off from Romania, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, referring to India’s evacuation of its nationals from Ukraine. He also said India is making progress in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine.
“Regarding evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine, we are making progress. Our teams are working on the ground round the clock. I am personally monitoring,” he said on Twitter.
“The first flight to Mumbai with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from Romania,” he added. The Indians had exited Ukraine and reached Romania through land border crossings between the two countries.
Feb 26, 2022 3:45 PM (IST)
Union Cabinet apprised of situation in Ukraine, efforts to bring back Indians
The Union Cabinet was learnt to have been briefed on Saturday about the situation in Ukraine and efforts being taken to evacuate Indian nationals from the war-hit country. The Cabinet Committee on Security is also learnt to have met on Saturday amid the crisis in Ukraine after it was attacked by Russia.
Government sources said members of the Union Cabinet were briefed on the evolving situation in Ukraine and round-the-clock efforts being made by the government to bring back Indians from that country.
The government is bringing back Indians from Ukraine by operating special flights from its neighbouring countries, including Romania and Hungary.
Indians are being ferried to border areas of Ukraine before being flown to India from the bordering country concerned since the Ukrainian airspace is closed for civilian flights.
An Air India flight carrying Indians from Ukraine is enroute from Romania to Mumbai. Many more evacuation flights are expected to be operated in the coming days.
Feb 26, 2022 3:24 PM (IST)
100k people have entered Poland from Ukraine, reports Polish Interior Ministry
The Polish Interior Ministry on Saturday reported that about 100 thousand people have entered Poland from Ukraine in recent days, as the Russian forces have invaded Ukraine.
Feb 26, 2022 3:21 PM (IST)
Entire GoI is working day & night to evacuate everyone: Indian Ambassador in Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 2:28 PM (IST)
First Air India flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine takes off from Romania, to land in Mumbai at around 8 pm
Feb 26, 2022 2:04 PM (IST)
Russia suspends space launches from French Guiana over sanctions, AFP quotes official
Feb 26, 2022 2:03 PM (IST)
Three Russian aircraft shot down, claims Ukraine
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian bomber and helicopter in the east as well as a transport plane southwest of Kyiv, news agency AFP reported.
Feb 26, 2022 1:48 PM (IST)
Kerala govt to provide air tickets to students returning to Kerala via Delhi, Mumbai
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
Feb 26, 2022 1:47 PM (IST)
Mumbai airport blocks special corridor for Indian students arriving from Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 1:44 PM (IST)
Russian missile strike highrise apartment block in Lobanovsky Avenue in Kyiv | Video
Feb 26, 2022 1:42 PM (IST)
You don’t have problems in your own state?’: Local resident in Melitopol schools Russian soldiers | VIDEO
Feb 26, 2022 1:35 PM (IST)
Russian military launches a barrage of cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities: Defense Ministry spokesman
The Russian military says it has launched a barrage of cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that the military struck a range of Ukrainian military installations with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles.
He said that since the start of Russia’s attack Thursday, the military has hit 821 Ukrainian military facilities, including 14 air bases and 19 command facilities, and destroyed 24 air defense missile systems, 48 radars, seven warplanes, seven helicopters, nine drones, 87 tanks and eight military vessels.
Konashenkov didn’t say how many Ukrainian troops were killed and didn’t mention any casualties on the Russian side. His claims and Ukraine’s allegations that its forces have killed thousands of Russian troops couldn’t be independently verified.
(AP)
Feb 26, 2022 1:30 PM (IST)
EU imposes complete ban on supply and leasing of aircraft and helicopters to Russia
The EU has imposed a complete ban on the supply and leasing of aircraft and helicopters to Russia, as well as their insurance and maintenance. The ban also applies to old contracts. The Russian Federation may lose half of its aircraft fleet.
Feb 26, 2022 1:23 PM (IST)
Russia has not gained any tactical advantage in last 24 hours: Ukrainian President Office
Ukrainian President’s Office on Saturday said that Russian Armed Forces have not gained any operational and tactical advantage over the past 24 hours. This “indicates that Ukraine is winning.”
Feb 26, 2022 1:22 PM (IST)
High-rise apartment block hit by shelling overnight in Kyiv: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the missile slammed into a high-rise building on the southwestern outskirts of Kyiv near Zhuliany airport on Saturday. He said rescue workers were heading there.
He posted an image on a messaging app, showing a gaping hole on one side of the building that ravaged apartment units and several stores.
Russian troops were pressing their attack on the Ukrainian capital, trying to advance on the city from several directions. The Russian invasion of Ukraine began Thursday with massive air and missile strikes and ground troops moving in from the north, east and south.
(AP)
Feb 26, 2022 1:21 PM (IST)
World ‘must be prepared’ for ‘long’ war in Ukraine: France’s Macron
“If I can tell you one thing this morning it is that this war will last…. This crisis will last, this war will last and all the crises that come with it will have lasting consequences,” French President Emmanuel Macron told France’s annual agriculture fair.
(AFP)
Feb 26, 2022 1:21 PM (IST)
‘Stop Russian war criminals’: Ukraine foreign minister
Feb 26, 2022 12:40 PM (IST)
Ukrainian President Zelensky says Western ‘partners’ sending weapons
Ukrainian President Zelensky has said that Western ‘partners’ are sending weapons to Kyiv to fight Russians.
Feb 26, 2022 12:30 PM (IST)
‘The anti-war coalition is working’: Zelenskyy says weapons enroute
Feb 26, 2022 12:23 PM (IST)
Air India’s special flight AI-1941 for Bucharest, Romania takes off from Delhi for evacuation of stranded Indians from Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 12:21 PM (IST)
‘Do not believe fake news. I am here’: Ukraine presidents to citizens | VIDEO
“Good morning everybody. Do not believe fake news. I am here. We will not lay down our weapons. We will defend our Country. Our weapons are our strength. This is our land. Our country. Our children. We will protect all of them:” Ukraine President in a video message.
Feb 26, 2022 12:10 PM (IST)
Facebook bans Russian state media from running ads, monetizing platform
Facebook has banned Russian state media from running ads and monetizing the platform over the Russian military operation in Ukraine, said Nathaniel Gleicher, the head of the social network’s security policy, on Saturday. “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world. We also continue to apply labels to additional Russian state media. These changes have already begun rolling out and will continue into the weekend,” Gleicher said in a tweet.
Feb 26, 2022 12:09 PM (IST)
Wish India had voted for Ukraine in UNSC: Congress MP Manish Tewari
Feb 26, 2022 11:59 AM (IST)
‘It is exactly safety of your nationals’ that ‘you should…vote to stop the war’: Ukraine envoy after voting on UNSC resolution
“It is exactly the safety of your nationals” in Ukraine for which “you should be the first” to vote to stop the war, Kyiv’s envoy at the United Nations has said in an apparent reference to India as it abstained on a UNSC resolution that “deplores” Russian aggression against Ukraine. “I am saddened, however, that there is a small, handful of members that seem to be still tolerating the war,” Sergiy Kyslytsya said after the Security Council voted on the US-led draft resolution.
Feb 26, 2022 11:56 AM (IST)
It’s Putin’s war; it’s a shame that it is happening: German Ambassador on Ukraine crisis
Feb 26, 2022 11:42 AM (IST)
US to release up to $600 million in security assistance to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Friday authorized a sanction of USD 350 million to Ukraine for procurement of Defense equipment and imparting military training and education. Authorization was also given to the secretary of state to sanction up to USD 250 million in assistance, if “it is important to the security interests of the United States,” a Memorandum issued by the White House said. The aggregate assistance to Ukraine by the US is to the tune of USD 600 million.
Feb 26, 2022 11:40 AM (IST)
No need to panic: Union Minister assures parents of students stranded in Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 11:40 AM (IST)
IAF decides not to send aircraft to multilateral air exercise in UK
The Indian Air Force has decided not to deploy its aircraft in a multilateral air exercise in the UK next month in view of the situation arising out of the crisis in Ukraine. The exercise ‘Cobra Warrior’ is scheduled to take place from March 6-27 at Waddington in the United Kingdom. “In light of the recent events, IAF has decided not to deploy its aircraft for Exercise Cobra Warrior 2022 in UK,” the IAF tweeted.
Feb 26, 2022 11:37 AM (IST)
Around 1200-2000 people from Maharashtra stranded in Ukraine: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
Feb 26, 2022 11:37 AM (IST)
188 people from Uttarakhand stranded in Ukraine, working on necessary arrangements: DGP Ashok Kumar
Feb 26, 2022 11:00 AM (IST)
‘Execute urgent evacuation’ to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine: Rahul Gandhi urges Centre
Feb 26, 2022 10:54 AM (IST)
Ukrainian President warns that Moscow would attempt to take Kyiv before dawn
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned that Moscow would attempt to take Kyiv before dawn.
“We cannot lose the capital,” he said in an earlier address.
(AFP)
Feb 26, 2022 10:49 AM (IST)
Air India flight AI-1943 lands at Bucharest in Romania to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine
Feb 26, 2022 10:45 AM (IST)
Fifty countries issue joint statement against Russia’s veto on Ukraine resolution: UN
As many as fifty counties have issued a joint statement saying that Russia “abused” its veto power by blocking a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution condemning the Russian military action in Ukraine. The joint statement, which was read aloud by the US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said this resolution was “vital and straightforward.” “Fundamentally, it was about whether the countries on the Security Council – charged with maintaining international peace and security – believe in upholding the UN Charter,” the statement said.
Holding Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible, the signatories said that Russia’s action amounts to “violation of the UN Charter.” “Russia has abused its power today to veto our strong resolution. But Russia cannot veto our voices. Russia cannot veto the Ukrainian people. Russia cannot veto their own people protesting this war in the streets. Russia cannot veto the UN Charter. Russia cannot, and will not, veto accountability,” the statement added.
Feb 26, 2022 10:08 AM (IST)
Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the US government but turned down the offer. Zelenskyy said in response: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” according to a senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation, who described Zelenskyy as upbeat. Invading Russian forces closed in on Ukraine’s capital on Saturday, in an apparent encircling movement after a barrage of airstrikes on cities and military bases around the country.
Feb 26, 2022 10:07 AM (IST)
Russia attacks one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv
Feb 26, 2022 9:45 AM (IST)
Russia-Ukraine war: 2 saboteurs captured near Koblevo
Two saboteurs were captured near Koblevo. They are already testifying to the relevant service agency. This was reported by the head of the public council at the Odessa regional state administration, Serhiy Bratchuk. Shooting and explosions are going on in the city.
Feb 26, 2022 9:41 AM (IST)
Kyiv: Russia attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue
Russia attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv. The attack was repulsed: AFP quotes Ukraine’s Army which confirmed the same news on its verified Facebook page.
Feb 26, 2022 8:59 AM (IST)
Polytechnic Institute metro station in Kyiv closed inside with gates
The metro station “Polytechnic Institute” in Kyiv was closed inside with gates, i.e. it is temporarily impossible to enter it from outside People there reported about this incident by phone.
Feb 26, 2022 8:53 AM (IST)
Indian citizens advised to not to move to any of border posts without prior coordination govt officials: Embassy of India in Kyiv
Embassy of India in Kyiv, Ukraine in an advisory to Indian nationals
Feb 26, 2022 8:28 AM (IST)
Air India plane departs from Mumbai for Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine
An Air India plane departed from the Mumbai airport on Saturday morning for Romanian capital Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive. The flight, AI1943, took off from the Mumbai airport around 3.40 am and is expected to land at the Bucharest airport around 10 am (Indian Standard Time), senior government officials said.
Feb 26, 2022 8:26 AM (IST)
Security of Indian community stranded Ukraine is immediate priority: Govt sources inform ANI
Feb 26, 2022 8:20 AM (IST)
Unclear if Japan to join in Russia sanctions
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said he spoke with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on the phone on Saturday and agreed they must respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine properly to prevent it from becoming “a wrong lesson” because of its potential influence in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. Hayashi declined to comment if Japan plans to join the United States, Britain and the European Union in imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He said Japan will closely stay in touch with other Group of Seven members and the international society while watching the development. Hayashi told reporters that he and Blinken reassured their commitment to work closely with the rest of the international society. They agreed that it is necessary to respond to Russia properly and to absolutely reject the unilateral act to change the status quo and not leave “a wrong lesson.” (AP)
Feb 26, 2022 7:15 AM (IST)
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is also an attack on the whole European security order: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
Feb 26, 2022 7:14 AM (IST)
Facebook says it was penalized by Russia after refusing to halt fact-checkers: AFP
Feb 26, 2022 7:11 AM (IST)
Ukraine and Russia discussing place and time for talks: President Zelenskiy’s spokesman
Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks, President Zelenskiy’s spokesman said, adding that Ukraine is ‘ready to talk about a ceasefire and peace’
(ANI quotes Reuters)
Feb 26, 2022 7:09 AM (IST)
US will defend every inch of NATO territory, commitment to Article 5 is ironclad: Biden
Feb 26, 2022 7:09 AM (IST)
Canada imposes sanction Russian President Russia’s Putin, Lavrov: PM Justin Trudeau
Feb 26, 2022 7:07 AM (IST)
Ukraine should become a bridge between East and West: China at UNSC as it skips voting
China’s permanent representative to the UN, Zhang Jun said that the security of one country cannot come at the cost of undermining the security of other nations…, China abstained in the vote”. “We believe that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states should be respected and that the purposes and principles of the UN Charter should be upheld,” said Zhang Jun. “…Security of one country cannot come at the cost of undermining the security of other nations…China abstained in the vote…Ukraine should become a bridge between East and West, said China’s permanent representative to the UN.
Feb 26, 2022 7:01 AM (IST)
India abstains on UNSC resolution that ‘deplores’ Russian aggression against Ukraine
India abstained on a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution that “deplores in the strongest terms” Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine, with New Delhi saying dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes and voicing “regret” that the path of diplomacy was given up. The resolution did not pass since permanent member Russia, and President of the Security Council for the month of February, used its veto. The resolution received 11 votes in favour and three abstentions, including by India, China and the UAE.
Feb 26, 2022 6:56 AM (IST)
US, Europe agree to freeze assets of Russia’s Putin, Lavrov
Feb 26, 2022 6:55 AM (IST)
Ukraine says it has shot down Russian military plane
Ukraine’s military said it has shot down a Russian military transport plane with paratroopers on board. According to a statement from the military’s General Staff, the Il-76 heavy transport plane was shot down near Vasylkiv, a city 40 kilometres south of Kyiv. The Russian military has not commented on the incident so far, and the report could not be immediately verified. (AP)
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