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Ukraine is calling on the European Union and its member states to urgently provide air-defence and anti-missile systems, as well as use "all means" to jam Russian satellite signals, The Guardian reported. ....
Ukraine's capital was under bombardment in the early hours of Friday, with the skies ablaze as Vladimir Putin's tanks moved to within 20 miles of Kyiv, Daily Mail reported. ....
The Russian Armed Forces struck Ukrainian military objects with air - and sea-based cruise missiles, Xinhua news agency reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov on Saturday.....
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, citing Ukraine's Parliament members, said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has left Kiev and is currently in Lviv, Interfax reported. ....
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis did not rule out freezing of Russian assets by financial institutions in the country amid Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, RT reported. ....
An Indian student was killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv on Tuesday morning in shelling as the war between Russia and Ukraine reached big cities' streets. ....
Moscow continues to recognise Volodymyr Zelensky as the legitimate President of Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.....
As India stepped up the evacuation process from Ukraine, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that the government share the details of the evacuation plan. ....
Russian armed forces said on Monday that it will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in some Ukrainian cities from 10 a.m. (Moscow time, about 12.30 p.m. IST) to allow civilians to escape, state media reported. According to Russia's military, the decision was taken at the "personal request" of French President Emmanuel Macron to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Sputnik News reported. ....
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal on Wednesday criticised the Congress and other political parties for politicising the Ukraine-Russia war. ....