On 26 February Saturday, Russian forces stormed toward Ukraine capital for invading.
“This is our land, our country, our children. And we will defend all of that,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a short video. He sought to dismiss rumors that he had called upon the army to lay down arms.
The Guardian, quoting reported the city’s mayor, Zelenskyy’s message, follows reports of overnight shelling and fighting in Kyiv in which 35 people, including two children, were injured.
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution
It demanded Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and even withdraw all troops. On Friday, The vote was 11 in favor, with Russia voting no and China, India, and the United Arab Emirates abstaining. A defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but would highlight Russia‘s global isolation.
Russia claims to capture Melitopol; Ukraine President Zelenskyy says Western’ partners’ sending weapons
Ukrainian forces are trying to hold the Russians at bay on the outskirts of capital Kyiv. The US has announced sanctions on several Russian business entities and individuals, including President Putin and foreign minister Lavrov.
We’re winning, says Ukraine; Russian forces gained no tactical advantage
In a late-night message, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “We’re all here defending our independence, our country, and it will stay this way.” However, Hundreds and thousands have reportedly been killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
While Ukraine claimed that its army killed over 1,000 Russian troops, the Russian Ministry of Defence said its troops have knocked out 211 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the US government joined European countries in slapping sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The Russia-Ukraine crisis deepened as Russian missiles pounded Kyiv after Russia’s Vladimir Putin declared war this week. Amid the chaos, Russia vetoed a UN resolution deploring “aggression” in Ukraine even as UN chief Antonio Guterres said Russian soldiers “need to return to their barracks.”
Indians in Ukraine are being brought back
An Air India evacuation flight comprising Indians in Ukraine has taken off from Romania and will arrive in Mumbai at 4 pm.
Indians stranded in Ukraine. Indians in Ukraine are being brought back through Hungary, Budapest, and Romania, and MEA officials are coordinating operations. On Saturday, Air India will operate more flights to Bucharest and Hungarian capital Budapest to evacuate.
More batches of Indian students enter Hungary from Ukrainian side at Zahony crossing, travelling onward to Budapest for return to India by AI flight today @MEAIndia @IndiainUkraine @IndianDiplomacy @DDNewslive @airindiain pic.twitter.com/XleEiGwbyH
— Indian Embassy in Hungary (@IndiaInHungary) February 26, 2022
Published By – Vanshu Mehra
