Latest developments on Ukraine-Russia tensions after Russia launched military operations against Ukraine on February 26, 2022
Latest developments on Ukraine-Russia tensions after Russia launched military operations against Ukraine on February 26, 2022
russian Europe’s largest nuclear plant attackedPanic spreads around the world as the United Nations Security Council raises the alarm in Zaporizhzhya, March 5, 2022 Nuclear attack in Ukraine The US embassy in Ukraine called the incident a “war crime”.
United Nations Human Rights Council voted To set up an international commission to investigate Russia’s actions in Ukraine. India was among the 13 countries of the 47-member council elected from among the members of the United Nations, which abstained from the resolution.
Russia’s global isolation intensified as the BBC shut down operations in the country, while Russia blocked access to Facebook and Twitter.
The conflict began to intensify on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized separatist territory Deployed troops to eastern Ukraine and in a peacekeeping role.
Here are the latest updates:
new Delhi
Three Air Force planes carrying 629 Indians reached Delhi
The Air Force said that three IAF aircraft carrying 629 Indians from neighboring countries of Ukraine landed at Hindon airport here on Saturday morning.
India is evacuating its citizens from neighboring countries of war-torn Ukraine such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland as Ukrainian airspace is closed since February 24 due to Russian military strikes.
“So far, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out 10 flights to bring back 2,056 passengers while lifting 26 tonnes of relief loads to these countries as part of Operation Ganga,” the IAF statement said. PTI
Mariupol, Ukraine
Strategic Ukrainian port Mariupol ‘blocked’ by Russian military: Mayor
Ukraine’s strategic port city of Mariupol is under a “blockade” by the Russian military after days of “ruthless” attacks, its mayor said on Saturday, calling for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.
Situated on the Azov Sea, the city of 450,000 people has been shelled and cut off without water or electricity in the depths of winter.
“For now, we are looking for solutions to humanitarian problems and all possible ways to get Mariupol out of the blockade,” Vadim Boychenko said in a message posted to the mayor’s Telegram account.
“Our priority is to establish a ceasefire so that we can restore critical infrastructure and establish a humanitarian corridor to bring food and medicine to the city,” he said.
The capture of Mariupol would give a strategic advantage to the invasion of Moscow, linking it to Russian forces coming from Crimea. AFP
Russia
Samsung Electronics suspends shipments to Russia
Samsung Electronics has suspended shipments to Russia over “geopolitical developments”, the firm said on Saturday, as major firms including Apple severed ties with the country over the invasion of Ukraine.
The South Korean tech giant is the world’s largest memory chip maker and the leading smartphone vendor in Russia.
“Due to current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” Samsung said in a statement. AFP
Italy
People gather in front of the Piazza del Campidoglio city council square in Rome to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine on March 4, 2022. photo credit: AP
America
US embassy calls attack on power plant a war crime
The US embassy in Ukraine has called Russia’s attack on the nuclear plant a war crime.
“Attacking a nuclear power plant is a war crime,” the embassy statement said. “Putin’s shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear plant takes his reign of terror one step further.”
Russian troops on Friday seized the plant in an attack that set it on fire and briefly raised fears of a nuclear disaster. The fire was extinguished and no radiation was released. AP
America
US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Poland and Romania
US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Poland and Romania next week to unite her European allies against Russian aggression amid the escalating crisis in Ukraine.
“His visit will demonstrate the strength and unity of the NATO alliance and demonstrate US support for allies on the eastern side of NATO in the face of Russian aggression. It will also highlight our collective efforts to support the people of Ukraine,” his deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Friday.
She is scheduled to travel to Warsaw, Poland and Bucharest, Romania on March 9-11. PTI
United Nations Security Council
UN Security Council meeting on Monday on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: Diplomat
Diplomats said on Friday that the UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the humanitarian crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity that after this public session, 15 members of the council will meet behind closed doors to discuss a possible draft resolution.
This latter meeting has been proposed by Mexico and France, which are pushing a draft that calls for an end to hostilities in Ukraine, a smooth flow of humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians. AFP
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zelensky to address US Senate
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, leading his country’s fight against Russian aggression, will address the US Senate on Saturday, a US legislative aide said.
Zelensky will speak to senators via Zoom in the morning Washington time at Ukraine’s request. AFP
Lviv, Ukraine
Refugees cross railroad tracks as they try to access trains to Poland following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the main train station in Lviv, Ukraine on March 4, 2022. photo credit: Reuters
Pakistan
Pakistan responds to EU, US envoys asked to condemn Russian attack on Ukraine
Pakistan on Friday expressed concern over a joint statement by Islamabad-based envoys asking Pakistan to condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said at the weekly press briefing that Pakistan took “note” of the press release by the envoys this week, which was reported in the media as a letter to Pakistan, but the FO took it as a letter. Termed as press release. ,
United Nations Security Council
UN Security Council members warn of nuclear risk after attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya power plant
Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed concern over this Possibility of nuclear incident in UkraineIn an emergency meeting on Friday, convened a few hours after a training building Fire at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, as the Russians entered the facility and seized control of it. The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) chief told the council that no reactors were damaged.
Ukraine
Russian military seizes Ukraine’s huge nuclear plant, extinguishes fire
Ukrainian officials said Friday that Russian forces have seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building on the compound was torched during intense fighting with Ukraine’s defenders.
Fears of a possible nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhya plant sparked alarm in world capitals before officials said a fire had been extinguished in a building identified as a training center.
Sumy, Ukraine
In Sumi, Indian students await government intervention
The fate of hundreds of students in Sumy, eastern Ukraine, hangs in the balance as little progress was made on Friday on the “humanitarian corridor” to evacuate civilians, while students who were able to reach Pesochin from Kharkiv after an advisory remained there. moved from. On privately arranged buses to the western border.