Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that it had agreed on evacuation routes with Ukrainian forces to allow civilians to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its eighth day, we take a look at the major developments.
The Russian leader addressed Ukrainian servicemen, stressing that they gave pledge of allegiance to their people “and not to the anti-national junta plundering Ukraine and victimizing the said people” Source: Continue Reading
Explosion reported at Mariupol airport An explosion has been reported at the airport in Mariupol, the second-largest city in the Donetsk region in Eastern Ukraine. Source: India Today
China reiterated on Thursday a call for all parties involved in the situation in Ukraine to exercise restraint and rejected a foreign journalist’s description of Russia’s actions as an invasion. Continue Reading
The Ukrainian army has claimed that the Shchastya region has been brought under Ukrainian control and 50 Russian soldiers were killed. Another Russian plane, the sixth, was destroyed in the Continue Reading
Ukraine has asked Turkey to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships, Kyiv’s ambassador to Ankara says. “We are calling for the air space, Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a war on Ukraine. He said the clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces are “inevitable”. Putin even called on Ukrainian service members to “lay Continue Reading
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed martial law and urged his people to stay home after warmonger Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Russia’s neighbour, plunging mainland Europe into its Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians. In a televised address, Putin said the action comes in response to Continue Reading