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This Article is From Mar 08, 2022

Russia-Ukraine War Highlights: Ukraine Rejects Moscow-Proposed Corridors To Belarus, Russia

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, now in its twelfth day, has seen more than 1.5 million people flee the country

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Updated : March 08, 2022 6:59 am IST

Hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands wounded

Ukraine on Monday rejected Moscow's offer of humanitarian corridors to Russia and Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

"This is not an acceptable option," she said, after Russia proposed the passage for civilians from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, now in its twelfth day, has seen more than 1.5 million people flee the country in what the UN has called Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands wounded, with hundreds of thousands of people -- mostly women and children -- pouring into neighbouring countries such as Poland, Romania or Moldova for refuge.

Here are the Highlights on Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Mar 08, 2022 05:53 (IST)

Ukraine War: Top US general exhorts troops to stop 'great power war'
Top US General Mark Milley on Monday asked American troops stationed in Europe to display their resolve to prevent "a great power war" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff is touring Europe to show Washington's "determination" to defend NATO's eastern flank in the face of Russia's aggression.

Allies, spearheaded by the United States, have rushed thousands of troops to countries closer to Russia as fighting rages in non-NATO member Ukraine.

Mar 08, 2022 04:49 (IST)

Ukraine War: Russian Troops Stopping Civilian Evacuations From War Zones, Says Ukraine's President
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused the Russian army of scuppering the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors agreed after talks with Moscow.

Mar 08, 2022 04:26 (IST)

Ukraine War: Zelensky says Russian forces scuppering civilian evacuations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused the Russian army of scuppering the evacuation of civilians through humanitarian corridors agreed after talks with Moscow.

"There was an agreement on humanitarian corridors. Did that work? Russian tanks worked in its place, Russian Grads (multiple rocket launchers), Russian mines," Zelensky said in a video posted on Telegram.

Mar 08, 2022 03:59 (IST)

Ukraine War: Russia Will Not Send Conscript Soldiers To Fight In Ukraine, Says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he will not send conscripts or reservists to fight in Ukraine and that "professional" soldiers fulfilling "fixed objectives" were leading the war.

"Conscripted soldiers are not participating and will not participate in the fighting. There will not be an additional conscription of reservists either," Putin said in a televised address marking International Women's Day on March 8.

Mar 08, 2022 03:43 (IST)

Ukraine War: UN Calls For Safe Passage In Ukraine To Send Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations needs safe passage to deliver humanitarian aid to conflict zones in Ukraine, a senior official with the organization told the Security Council on Monday.

"Civilians in places like Mariupol, Kharkiv, Melitopol and elsewhere desperately need aid, especially life-saving medical supplies," undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs Martin Griffiths told an emergency meeting on the disaster sparked by Russia's invasion.

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Mar 08, 2022 02:56 (IST)

Ukraine War: Putin says will not send conscripts or reservists to Ukraine
Russia said Monday it will open humanitarian corridors the next day to allow civilians to evacuate form several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv and the port city of Mariupol, Russian news agencies reported.

Mar 08, 2022 02:32 (IST)

Ukraine War: White House Says "No Decision" Yet From Biden On Ban Of Russian Oil Imports
US President Joe Biden has made no decision at this stage on a possible ban on imports of Russian oil and gas in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the White House said.

Mar 08, 2022 02:09 (IST)

Ukraine War: Russia Says Oil Prices Will Hit $300 A Barrel If US, Europe Ban Imports
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned Monday that a ban on Russian oil imports would have "catastrophic" consequences, as Western allies consider further sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine.

"A ban on Russian oil will lead to catastrophic consequences for the global market. The surge in prices will be unpredictable -- more than $300 per barrel, if not more," Novak said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies.

Mar 08, 2022 01:42 (IST)

Ukraine War: Moscow warns ban on Russian oil will have 'catastrophic consequences'

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned Monday that a ban on Russian oil imports would have "catastrophic" consequences, as Western allies consider further sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine. (AFP)

Mar 08, 2022 01:13 (IST)

Ukraine War: Ban on Russian oil imports to have 'catastrophic' consequences
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned Monday about the consequences of a ban on Russian oil imports, as Western allies consider further sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine.

"A ban on Russian oil will lead to catastrophic consequences for the global market. The surge in prices will be unpredictable -- more than $300 per barrel, if not more," Novak said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies. (AFP)

Mar 08, 2022 00:08 (IST)

Vladimir Putin has deployed nearly 100% of pre-staged forces into Ukraine: US official

Russian President Vladimir Putin has now deployed into Ukraine nearly 100 percent of the more than 1,50,000 forces that he had pre-staged outside the country before the invasion, a senior U.S. defense official said on Monday.

"That's our best estimate right now," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The Pentagon has also ordered over the weekend an additional 500 troops to Europe, which would bring the total number of American forces there to about 100,000, the official said, as the United States seeks to guard against the war's spillover into NATO nations.

Mar 07, 2022 23:56 (IST)

JK Rowling promises up to 1 million pound for children in Ukraine

"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling on Monday promised to match donations up to 1 million pound ($1.3 million, 1.2 million euros) to a charity she co-founded to help children in Ukraine.

The writer set up Lumos in 2005 "to end the systematic institutionalisation of children", including in the Zhytomyr region west of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

The charity said the area, where more than 1,500 children were trapped in orphanages even before the invasion, was now under attack from Russian forces.

It wants an urgent end to military action to protect the estimated 1,00,000 children living in institutions in Ukraine and to prevent more family separations.

In response to Lumos' appeal to fund urgent supplies and care for youngsters in orphanages, Rowling tweeted: "I will personally match donations to this appeal, up to 1m."

Donations will go towards providing emergency food, hygiene and medical kits, and funding support families and foster careers to look after displaced and traumatised youngsters.

Mar 07, 2022 23:25 (IST)

Iconic US jeans brand Levi's suspends Russia business

Levi's, the US firm best known for pioneering blue jeans, announced Monday it was suspending its business in Russia, joining an exodus of companies from the country following its invasion of Ukraine.

"Given the enormous disruption occurring in the region, which makes normal business untenable, (Levi's) is temporarily suspending commercial operations in Russia, including any new investments," the company said in a statement. The San Francisco-based company said it derived four percent of its revenue last year from Eastern Europe, about half of which was from Russia. It also announced it would donate $300,000 to charities that provided aid to people affected by the conflict.

Mar 07, 2022 23:17 (IST)

US says may become harder to ship arms to Ukraine

Western nations have so far been successful in delivering arms to Ukraine, but this may become harder in the coming days, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Monday.

"I think it has been extraordinary the amount of arms supplies that are getting in to Ukraine even under the most difficult of circumstances," she told a media briefing in Madrid.

"The international community has been tremendously responsive and has found ways to get the material in. That may become harder in the coming days and we will have to find other ways to manage this," she said without elaborating.

Weapons, ammunition and funds have poured into Ukraine from Western allies since Russia invaded the country on February 24.

The United States last month authorised $350 million of military equipment -- the largest such package in US history -- to help the Ukrainian government fight off the invasion.

Mar 07, 2022 23:00 (IST)

At Least 13 Killed In Shelling On Ukrainian Industrial Bakery

At least 13 people were killed on Monday when shelling hit an industrial bakery in Makariv, around 50 kilometres west of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Ukrainian rescue services said. Read here

Mar 07, 2022 22:23 (IST)

2,816 Malayali students reached Kerala from Ukraine till now: Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that since the commencement of rescue operations to bring back stranded Indians from Ukraine, amidst the Russian offensive, 2,816 Malayali students have been brought back to the state till date.

The Chief Minister, in a Facebook post, said that 734 Malayali students rescued from Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga' reached Kerala on Monday and with that the number of such students repatriated from there reached 2,816.

More students would be arriving on Tuesday morning, he added.

However, there are still many Malayali students stranded in war-hit cities, like Sumy, in eastern Ukraine who need to be rescued, he said.

The Chief Minister, in his post, advised that the instructions given by the Indian Embassy there, regarding the rescue of stranded Indians, should be strictly followed.

Mar 07, 2022 21:46 (IST)

At least 13 civilians killed in air strike on Ukrainian bread factory: Report

The bodies of 13 civilians were recovered from rubble after an air strike on a bread factory in the Ukrainian town of Makariv in the Kyiv region on Monday, local emergency services said in an online statement.

Five people were rescued, it said, adding that in total around 30 people were believed to have been at the factory before the attack.

Mar 07, 2022 21:36 (IST)

UK says India's UN vote swayed by dependence on Russia

British foreign minister Liz Truss said India had a level of dependency on Russia which might go some way to explain its decision to abstain in a vote at the United Nations to deplore Russia over Ukraine.

"I think the issue for India is there is some level of dependence on Russia, both in terms of its defence relationships but also in terms of its economic relations. And I think the way forward is for a closer economic and defence relationship with India," Truss told a parliamentary committee.

"I have spoken to my (Indian) counterpart, Minister Jaishankar, and encouraged India to stand against Russia."

Mar 07, 2022 21:12 (IST)

16,000 Indians brought back from Ukraine, says Union Minister

Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, on Monday said the Centre was able to bring back around 16,000 Indians from the war-torn Ukraine so far and hope to evacuate the rest in days to come.

Mr Muraleedharan, who was in Kerala on a short trip, told the media that currently, around 3,000 Indians were in neighbouring countries of Ukraine and efforts are on to bring them back to India.

"Out of the almost 20,000 Indian citizens including students in Ukraine, we have been able to evacuate more than 16,000 till now. Around 3,000 Indians are still in the neighbouring countries of Ukraine. In the north-eastern province of Ukraine, Sumy, there are around 600 students," Mr Muraleedharan noted.

He said the Indian embassy has given the latest advisory for students to be prepared to shift at short notice.

"The embassy is making all arrangements to evacuate them. Since the conflict started, we have been able to evacuate almost 80 per cent of Indians from there. In the coming days, the rest of those stranded will also be brought back."

The Union Minister also said there were indications that a ceasefire may be declared in four cities of Ukraine and India was continuing engagement with both sides to ensure the safe passage of the citizens.

Mar 07, 2022 21:06 (IST)

Russian Military Action Will Stop In A Moment If Ukraine Meets Conditions: Kremlin

Russia is demanding that Ukraine cease military action, change its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory and recognise the separatist republics of Donetsk, Lugansk as independent territories, Kremlin spokesman said.

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