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This Article is From Mar 10, 2022

Ukraine-Russia War Highlights: Not Trying To "Overthrow" Ukrainian Government, Says Russia

Ukraine-Russia War LIVE Updates: Power has been entirely cut to the Chernobyl power plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, and its security systems, Ukraine's energy operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday.

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Updated : March 10, 2022 7:17 am IST

Ukraine War: Russia underscored that Moscow's troops were not working to topple Ukrainian government.

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Russia said Wednesday negotiations with officials from Kyiv to resolve the conflict in Ukraine were making headway and underscored that Moscow's troops were not working to topple the Ukrainian government.

"Some progress has been made," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a press briefing, referring to three rounds of talks with Kyiv. She said the Russian military had not been tasked to "overthrow the current government."

Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday agreed to a day-long ceasefire around a series of evacuation corridors to allow civilians to escape the fighting.

Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Moscow vowed to respect the truce from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm around six areas that have been heavily hit by the fighting, including regions near Kyiv, in Zaporizhzhia in the south, and some parts of Ukraine's northeast.

Meanwhile, power has been entirely cut to the Chernobyl power plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, and its security systems, Ukraine's energy operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday.

The plant "was fully disconnected from the power grid," Ukrenergo said in a statement on its Facebook page, adding that military operations meant "there is no possibility to restore the lines".

Here are the Highlights on Russia-Ukraine War:

Mar 10, 2022 05:30 (IST)
Ukraine War: US warns Russia may use biological weapons in Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a sign that Moscow could soon use the weapons themselves.

"The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and biological weapons activities in Ukraine," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. (AFP)
Mar 10, 2022 05:16 (IST)
Ukraine War: IMF approves $1.4 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Wednesday approved $1.4 billion in emergency financing for Ukraine to help meet urgent spending needs and mitigate the economic impact of Russia's military invasion.
Mar 10, 2022 04:06 (IST)
Ukraine War: Ukraine's Zelensky calls hospital bombing 'war crime'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday described a Russian air strike on a children's hospital in the southeastern city of Mariupol as a "war crime" after it prompted international condemnation. (AFP)

Mar 10, 2022 03:44 (IST)
1,207 civilians dead in Mariupol siege: official

A total of 1,207 civilians have died during a nine-day siege by Russian forces of Ukraine's port city of Mariupol, its local authorities said Wednesday.

The first nine days of the Russian siege saw "1,207 peaceful Mariupol residents dying", the authorities of the southeastern city on the Azov Sea posted on Telegram.
Mar 10, 2022 03:41 (IST)
Ukriane War: More than 1 million children fled Ukraine since start of Russian invasion -UNICEF
More than 1 million children have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in the less than two weeks since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. (Reuters)

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Mar 10, 2022 03:13 (IST)
Ukraine War: Around 48,000 Ukrainians have been evacuated through humanitarian corridors -Interfax
Around 48,000 Ukrainians have been evacuated through humanitarian corridors, Interfax Ukraine news agency said on Wednesday, citing a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president's office, said 43,000 people had left the city of Sumy, 3,500 from the Kiev region and 1,000 from Energodar. (Reuters)

Mar 10, 2022 02:20 (IST)
Ukraine War: New York Times pulls Russia news team over new law

The New York Times on Tuesday announced its editorial staff was pulling out of Russia over Moscow's punitive new media law, following other outlets that have withdrawn over safety concerns. 

Russian authorities have blocked several independent media outlets, and last week moved to impose harsh jail terms for "false news" about the army as part of its efforts to muffle dissent. (AFP)
Mar 10, 2022 01:53 (IST)
Ukraine War: White House slams 'barbaric' use of force after Ukraine hospital strike
The White House Wednesday slammed the "barbaric" use of force against civilians after an apparent Russian air strike on a children's hospital in Ukraine.

"It is horrifying to see the type of, the barbaric use of military force to go after innocent civilians in a sovereign country," Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when questioned about the strike. (AFP)
Mar 09, 2022 23:36 (IST)
After Ukraine attack, UN says no health facility 'should ever be a target'
No health facility "should ever be a target," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday in response to an apparent Russian air strike against a children's hospital in Ukraine.

The attack has left at least 17 adult staff injured, according to a local official. 

The UN and the World Health Organization have called for an "immediate halt to attacks on health care, hospitals, health care workers, ambulances," Dujarric told a press conference. 
Mar 09, 2022 23:23 (IST)
US Deploys Two Patriot Missile Defense Batteries In Poland: Pentagon
The United States has sent two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland to defend against any "potential threat" to US or NATO forces in the alliance's territory, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.

The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland's "invitation," the official said on condition of anonymity.

The move is seen as reflecting growing fear that a Russian missile could -- deliberately or not -- cross the border from neighboring Ukraine into NATO member Poland.

News of the deployment comes a day after Washington rebuffed a Polish offer to send Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US air base in Germany, saying the proposal raised "serious concerns" for the entire NATO alliance.
Mar 09, 2022 22:49 (IST)
Ukraine health system 'engulfed' by war: WHO
The war with Russia has sparked a health crisis in Ukraine, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, decrying at least 18 verified attacks on health care facilities and personnel. 

The UN health agency said Ukraine's health system was proving "remarkably resilient" following Russia's invasion on February 24.

But WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan warned that the violence, which in the space of two weeks has driven nearly 2.2 million people to flee the country, was also creating a multipronged health crisis.

Some 1,000 health facilities, including hospitals and health clinics, are situated within 10 kilometres of the frontlines, he said.
Mar 09, 2022 22:30 (IST)
17 Injured By Russian Bombing On Children's Hospital, Says Ukraine
Russia carried out an air strike on a children's hospital in Mariupol on Wednesday during an agreed ceasefire period that was meant to allow the evacuation of civilians from the besieged southern city, said regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.

Seventeen people were wounded in the attack, including women in labour, he said.

Russia has denied targeting civilians in what it calls a "special operation" in Ukraine.
Mar 09, 2022 21:36 (IST)
Russia largely failed to respect civilian evacuation plans: Ukrainian official
Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Vadym Denysenko said Russia had largely failed on Wednesday to respect agreements to allow civilians to be evacuated from towns and cities through humanitarian corridors.

Evacuations took place from the cities of Sumy and Enerhodar, but not from the regional capital of Kharkiv and only partially in areas in the Kyiv region, he said on television.
Mar 09, 2022 21:21 (IST)
Children's Hospital Destroyed By Russian Bombing In Mariupol, Says Ukraine
A children's hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been destroyed by Russian air strikes, the city council said in an online post on Wednesday.

"The Russian occupying forces have dropped several bombs on the children's hospital. The destruction is colossal," it said, adding that it did not yet know any casualty figures.

The report could not immediately be verified by Reuters. Russia has denied targeting civilians in its assault on Ukraine.
Mar 09, 2022 20:26 (IST)
Ukraine's Mariupol says children's hospital destroyed by Russian bombing
A children's hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been destroyed by Russian air strikes, the city council said in an online post on Wednesday.

"The Russian occupying forces have dropped several bombs on the children's hospital. The destruction is colossal," it said, adding that it did not yet know any casualty figures.

The report could not immediately be verified by Reuters. Russia has denied targeting civilians in its assault on Ukraine.
Mar 09, 2022 19:44 (IST)
UK readies more missiles for Ukraine to resist Russians
Britain said Wednesday it was preparing to send more portable missile systems to help Ukrainian forces destroy Russian tanks and aircraft, but denied it was escalating the conflict.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK had so far delivered 3,615 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAWs) "and continue(s) to deliver more". 

"We will shortly be starting the delivery of a small consignment of anti-tank Javelin missiles as well," he told parliament.

Wallace added that "in response to Ukrainian requests, the government has taken the decision to explore the donation of Starstreak high-velocity man-portable anti-air missiles".

Like NLAWs, the British Starstreak missiles are a mobile system designed to be fired by troops in the field, targeting helicopters and planes. 

"We believe that this system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons but will allow the Ukrainian force to better defend the skies," the minister said.

"I want to assure the House (of Commons) that everything we do is bound by the decisions to supply defensive systems and are calibrated not to escalate to a strategic level."
Mar 09, 2022 19:36 (IST)
Britain plans to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missiles
Britain is planning to supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft missiles to help it defend its skies from Russian invasion, defence minister Ben Wallace said, stressing that the technology fell within the definition of defensive weapons.

"It is vital... that Ukraine maintains its ability to fly and suppress Russian air attack," Wallace told lawmakers.

"In response to Ukrainian requests, the government has taken the decision to explore the donation of STARStreak high-velocity man-portable anti-air missiles. We believe that this system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons, but will allow the Ukrainian force to better defend their skies."

Wallace said the decision had been taken in principle to supply the systems, and the government was working out how to get them into Ukraine and train Ukrainian forces to use them.
Mar 09, 2022 19:13 (IST)
Russian Shelling Holds 4,00,000 "Hostage" In Mariupol, Says Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Russia on Wednesday of holding 400,000 residents of Mariupol hostage by shelling the southern Ukrainian port city despite efforts to establish a safe evacuation corridor for civilians.

"Almost 3,000 newborn babies lack medicine and food," he wrote on Twitter. "Russia continues holding hostage over 400,000 people in Mariupol, blocks humanitarian aid and evacuation. Indiscriminate shelling continues."

Russia has denied targeting civilians in what it calls a "special operation" in Ukraine.
Mar 09, 2022 18:21 (IST)
80,035 Ukrainian refugees registered in Germany so far -ministry
Some 80,035 Ukrainian refugees have been registered in Germany as of Wednesday, a German interior ministry spokesperson said.
Mar 09, 2022 18:12 (IST)
Ukraine calls for ceasefire to repair power line to Chernobyl nuclear plant
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday Russia must urgently observe a temporary ceasefire to allow repairs on a power line to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, saying radiation could be leaked if an electricity outage continues.

"Reserve diesel generators have a 48-hour capacity to power the Chornobyl NPP. After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent," he said on Twitter.




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