The Indian government has stepped up its efforts in evacuating stranded students in Ukraine as Russia wages war. Returning students said they were beaten up by police batons as they fleed the war-torn country.
Before becoming the President of Ukraine in 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky had a career in acting and entertainment. His most popular series was Servant of The People, which had his wife Olena Zelenska as one of the writers.
Indian Air Force aircraft have joined #OperationGanga with the first C-17 flight from Bucharest (Romania) expected to return to Delhi later tonight, MEA informed.
Twitter users are pointing out that the West has been unscrupulous in invading Afghanistan and other Middle East countries several times, and it is hypocritical on its behalf to paint Russia in a bad light as the country under Vladimir Putin fights Ukraine.
Olena Zelenska became the First Lady of Ukraine when her husband Volodymyr Zelenskyy won the elections in 2019. Since then, she has put in efforts towards gender equality, the school nutrition system and equal opportunities for all.
"We have received requests from a number of Governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state-controlled media," Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta (Facebook) said through his Tweet on Twitter
In the video, a man, purportedly a member of the Azov fighters -- a far-right harbouring infantry unit of the Ukrainian military -- is seen dipping bullets into what appears to be pig fat.
London's Evening Standard on Monday features a front-page statement by Lebedev headlined “President Putin, please stop this war,” alongside an Associated Press photo of medics battling to save a 6-year-old girl killed by shelling in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
In a warning to Russian invading forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "Abandon your military equipment and leave... save your lives. Leave.”
Alphabet Inc's Google has announced that they have disabled their live traffic map services in Ukraine for a while for security reasons.
Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine’s president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected govt, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday (February 24). Several Bollywood celebrities including Javed Akhtar, Richa Chadha, Tillotama Shome, Shilpa Rao took to social media to express their views about the ongoing crisis.
The Ukrainian military, meanwhile, reported that it has shot down five Russian aircraft while fending off the Russian attack on the country.
Ordinary Ukrainian civilians take part in military drills to prepare for possible war, handling automatic rifles or advancing in formation as the country lives under the threat of a feared Russian invasion. Families hold tearful goodbyes in separatist-held eastern Ukraine, as women and children wave from trains and buses bound for Russia.
American officials who claimed to have seen some of the Kremlin's battle plans warned that a full scale bombardment of the country is being prepared.
Intelligence suggests Russia intends to launch an invasion that will encircle Ukrainian capital Kyiv, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC.
As the U.S. and other NATO members warn of the potential for a devastating war, Russia is not countering with bombs or olive branches -- but with sarcasm.
The tension between Russia and Ukraine has been building up ever since the latter's proposed move to join NATO, which Russia didn't want at any cost among dead-lock over Moscow's other demands with the West. The US, allies have warned Putin that if Russia goes ahead and invades Ukraine then it will be calling for very serious consequences. Catch all updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis here.
According to AFP, Moscow said some military forces deployed near Ukraine are returning to their bases after a build-up of Russian forces around Ukrainian borders spurred fears of an invasion.
Speaking at a meeting with Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov argued that Moscow should hold more talks with the U.S. and its allies despite their refusal to consider the main Russian demands.
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