Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers to meet in Turkey on March 10 | Day 12 Highlights
Russia-Ukraine War Day 12 Highlights: The war is still on and Ukraine is dealing with mega destruction and heavy damage in the country. Over lakhs of people in Ukraine fled to other neighbouring countries while India is evacuating its citizen via Operation Ganga.
On allegations that Russia is not providing a humanitarian corridor for evacuation, the Russian Defence Ministry said Ukraine has not fulfilled its commitments with regards to organising humanitarian corridors to help people leave Mariupol.
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The ministry said that Russia made another attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol on Sunday. "Russia created all conditions for setting up a humanitarian corridor. We have to conclude that the Ukrainian side did not fulfill its obligations," the ministry was quoted as saying by Sputnik news agency.
The United Nations regards humanitarian corridors to be one of the key forms of a temporary pause of armed conflict. Russia and Ukraine had agreed to organize humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians in the second round of talks in Belarus on March 4.
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Russia maintained that the Ukrainian forces prevented people from leaving the city on Saturday, while the Ukrainian authorities blamed the delay on Russian forces violating the ceasefire that was agreed upon.
17:42 pm | Ukrainian, Russian foreign ministers to meet in Turkey on March 10. Min Dmytro Kuleba & Russian Foreign Min Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Turkey’s coastal Antalya province, as per their Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
17:37 pm | Under Operation Ganga to rescue Indian citizens, 1314 Indians have been airlifted today by 7 spl civilian flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries. With this, more than 17,400 Indians have been brought back since the spl flights began on 22nd Feb: Ministry of Civil Aviation
17:36 pm | Among the special Civilian flights today, 4 have landed in New Delhi while 2 reached Mumbai. One flight is expected late in the evening. There were 5 flights from Budapest, and one each from Bucharest and Suceava: Ministry of Civil Aviation.
17:35 pm | Tomorrow, 2 special Civilian flights are expected to operate from Suceva, bringing in more than 400 Indians back home: Ministry of Civil Aviation.
17:06 pm | Streets in Ukraine's capital city Kyiv wear a deserted look amid Russia Ukraine crisis.
16:10 pm | Russia-Ukraine delegation meeting could begin in under 2 hours. The Russian delegation is currently waiting in Brest, Belarus.
16:00 pm | New Delhi: As the war between Russia and Ukraine entered the 12th day, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday spoke on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The phone call lasted for about 50 minutes. To read more, click here.
15:30 pm | “During the night, Russia hit Mykolayiv, residential areas, using rocket artillery. They hit Kharkiv, neighbourhoods, they hit other cities too. This had zero sense from a military standpoint, it’s simply terror," reports The Kyiv Independent quoting Ukraine President
15:13 pm | Prime Minister Modi stressed the importance of safe evacuation of Indian citizens from Sumy at the earliest. President Putin assured Prime Minister Modi of all possible cooperation in their safe evacuation: GoI sources
15:10 pm | PM Modi spoke on the phone to Russian President Putin. The phone call lasted for about 50 min. They discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine. President Putin briefed PM Modi on the status of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian teams: GoI Sources
15:00 pm| Not the first time that Ukraine experienced first-hand Russia's disrespect for int'l law. Now the world understands its disrespect & the hate of its cruelty...Putin lies & citizens of Ukraine die: Anton Korynevich,Permanent Representative of President of Ukraine in Crimea, at ICJ
14:50 pm | Ukraine rejects Moscow-proposed humanitarian corridors to Belarus, Russia, reports AFP
14:30 pm | The Hague | International Court of Justice holds public hearings in the case concerning "allegations of genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russia)"
14:20 pm | Delhi: "Urge GoI to evacuate students stuck in Sumy at the earliest...We were struggling for food in Kharkiv. Stayed in bunkers from Feb 24- Mar 2, left on Mar 2. Boarding train was difficult as they weren't giving preference to Indians," said Priya after returning from Ukraine
14:05 pm | Informed Indian PM Modi about Ukraine countering Russian aggression. India appreciates the assistance to its citizens during the war & Ukraine's commitment to direct peaceful dialogue at the highest level. Grateful for the support to the Ukrainian people: Ukrainian Pres Zelensky
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14:00 pm|Tears of joy and some sweets at Delhi airport, as a mother breaks down on seeing her daughter Saloni, who has arrived from war-torn Ukraine
"Can't be expressed in words how happy I feel to see my child back home with me," the mother said
13:21 pm| Humanitarian corridor in Sumy as Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine
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13:27 pm |Empty trains carry relief material from Lviv for people in Kyiv of Ukraine, amid Russia-Ukraine crisis. Visuals from Kyiv railway station that remains deserted.
12:38 pm | It is important to remember and recall that India has in the past undertaken successful large-scale operations by its Air Force and Navy to evacuate Indians during the Gulf war, Lebanon, Libya, and Iraq without indulging in partisan propaganda: Congress on Ukraine crisis
12:37 pm| Russia – Ukraine, and NATO must engage in sincere negotiations for restoring peace and a lasting resolution of all issues. It is the duty of the Government of India to make all efforts to bring back our citizens: Congress on Russia-Ukraine crisis
12:35 pm| We remain gravely concerned about safety of Indian students & citizens trapped in war zones. Congress appeals for immediate end to all hostilities & creation of geographically defined humanitarian corridors for safe evacuation respected by both sides: Congress on Ukraine Crisis
12:18 pm| Prime Minister Modi thanked President Zelensky for the help extended by the Government of Ukraine in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine. PM sought continued support from the Govt of Ukraine in ongoing efforts for evacuation of Indian nationals from Sumy: GoI Sources
12:18 pm |Prime Minister Modi spoke on phone to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.The phone call lasted for about 35 minutes. The two leaders discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine. PM appreciated the continuing direct dialogue between Russia & Ukraine: GoI Sources
10:57 am |Russian military declares ceasefire in Ukraine from 0700 GMT to open humanitarian corridors at French President Emmanuel Macron's request: Sputnik
10:40 am |Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone today: GoI sources
10:28 am | Harjiot Singh, who sustained bullet injuries in Kyiv, being escorted to IAF's special aircraft, that will bring him and other Indians back to India from Poland.
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08:45 am | PM Narendra Modi to speak to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on the phone on Monday, said GoI sources
08:40 am | Russian forces restrict access to external communication, block access to mobile networks and the internet at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on March 6.
08:35 am | Harjot Singh, an Indian national who sustained multiple bullet injuries in Kyiv, has crossed the border and entered Poland. Indian diplomats were present with him. He has been shifted into an ambulance provided by Polish RedCross on the border.
08:30 am | Netflix joins western companies in suspending services in Russia, a company spokesperson said on March 6.
08:15 am | As a part of Operation Ganga, a special flight, carrying 160 Indian evacuees from Ukraine, lands in Delhi from Budapest in Hungary.
08:10 am | Zelensky said, "We'll punish everyone who committed atrocities in this war. We'll find every scum who was shelling our cities, our people, who was shooting the missiles, who was giving orders. You'll not have a quiet place on this earth – except for a grave."08:00 am | Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia announced that "it'll be bombing our defense industry enterprises. Most of them are located in our cities, with civilians around. It’s a murder. I didn’t see any world leader react to it today, any Western politician." "We'll punish everyone who committed atrocities in this war. We'll find every scum who was shelling our cities, our people, who was shooting the missiles, who was giving orders. You'll not have a quiet place on this earth – except for a grave," he added.
-PTC News
