- The delegations of Ukraine and Russia, who met in Belarus for the second round of talks during the day, have agreed for humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians, according to AFP.
- At least 22 people were killed and four more wounded after Russian missiles hit two schools and private houses in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region earlier in the day. Initially, the regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said nine people lost their lives, but the toll increased following clearance of debris.
- The United Nations said one million people have fled the strife-torn Ukraine in a week, accounting for the east European nation’s 2% population. The refugee influx has been primarily in Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Moldova.
- The European Union (EU) has agreed to approve temporary protection for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, and is also going to set up a humanitarian hub in Romania.
- Fashion retailer H&M to cut business in Russia
- Kharkiv still in Ukrainian hands: UK Defence Intellegence.
- EU bans 70% of Belarus exports to bloc with new sanctions over Ukraine invasion
- Ukraine President Zelensky vows to rebuild Ukraine after war.
- Russian foreign minister accuses Western politicians of considering ‘nuclear war’: AFP.
- PM rightly spoke to the Russian President on the evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine: Priyanka Chaturvedi.
- Oil prices highest since Feb 2013, Brent crude crosses $118-mark.
- 19 flights to bring back 3,726 Indians from Ukraine on Thursday: Aviation Minister. The IAF and Indian carriers will operate 19 flights to bring back 3,726 Indians from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to India on Thursday, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said.
- US mulling India sanction for S-400 missile system deal.The US is considering whether to impose or waive sanctions on India for its purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia, which faces increasingly harsh measures against it for the invasion of Ukraine. This comes as India draws criticism from US lawmakers – both Republicans and Democrats – for being among 35 nations that abstained on Wednesday from a United Nations vote to rebuke Russia’s invasion.
- Japan to freeze the assets of four more Russian banks.Japan will freeze the assets of four additional Russian banks, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, taking to seven the total number to be slapped with such sanctions by Tokyo.
- Amazon donates $10 million, to offer logistics support
- Crypto industry must comply with sanctions: top US lawmakers.
- Berlin residents welcome Ukraine refugees at central train station
- Wells Fargo, Bank of America pledge $1 million aid for Ukrainian refugees.
- Canada sanctions Russian energy companies: Ukrainian media outlet
The second-largest city of Kharkiv is witnessing bombardment even as the Kremlin faces increasing isolation on the world stage. According to reports, Russian troops have seized Ukraine’s Kherson, a strategically important city.
With Russia refusing to budge despite global pressure, the UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine, in a powerful rebuke of Moscow’s invasion by a vast majority of the world’s nations. The United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday that it confirmed 227 civilians had been killed and 525 injured in Ukraine through midnight on Monday following Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
The biggest attack on a European state since 1945 has caused over 870,000 people to flee, a barrage of sanctions against Russia, and stoked fears of wider conflict in the West unthought-of for decades.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Wednesday said he would immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine, following requests to do so by an unprecedented number of the court’s member states.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired another high-level meeting on Wednesday on the crisis that had arisen due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The PM has been discussing with top officials of the government about the safe evacuation of stranded Indians from war-torn Ukraine.
