Russia-Ukraine crisis - The Purbottar

12 Mar

Ukraine Says Mosque Housing Civilians Shelled, Airbase Destroyed

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A mosque in Ukraine's Mariupol - which was once sheltering 80 civilians - has been bombed by means of Russian forces, Ukrainian officers stated Saturday. The war-torn japanese European country's foreign ministry tweeted 'the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his spouse Roxolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol was shelled by using Russian invaders'. "More than eighty adults and teens are hiding there from the shelling, along with residents of Turkey," the tweet said. Earlier these days a spokesperson for the Ukrainian embassy in Turkey, citing data from the Mariupol mayor, said 86 Turkish nationals, which includes 34 children, have…

11 Mar

Air India flight carrying students evacuated from Sumy lands in Delhi

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An Air India flight from Poland's Rzeszow carrying students evacuated from northeastern Ukrainian city Sumy landed in Delhi this Friday morning. The flight had taken off from Rzeszow around 11.30 pm on Thursday and landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Friday. India has sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy. According to the officials, another flight is expected to land in Delhi around 8.40 am. According to the details shared by the students, the first flight was for first, second, and third-year students. The second flight is for fourth and fifth-year students and…

10 Mar

US Warns Russia May Use Biological Weapons against Ukraine

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The United States on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that it helps a bioweapons application in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a signal that Moscow ought to soon use the weapons themselves. "The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and organic weapons things to do in Ukraine," State Department spokesman Ned Price stated in a statement. "Russia is inventing false pretexts in an strive to justify its very own horrific actions in Ukraine." White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated the claims have been "preposterous" and cited that "we've also viewed Chinese…

08 Mar

694 Indian Students Stuck In Ukraine’s Sumy Moved Out: Government

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Nearly seven-hundred Indian students stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy heaved a sigh of relief as their evacuation process began on Tuesday and hoped that they would be in a secure area soon. "The evacuation from Sumy has started. There was once in the end some top news on Tuesday. All Indian students will be evacuated from Sumy on Tuesday itself. They will be taken to a secure location from where they will be brought to India," said Anshad Ali, a student coordinator. A medical student at the Sumy university, who did not want to be identified, proven…

04 Mar

Sonu Sood and team steps forward in helping Indian students cross border to safe territory

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A Congress leader shared a video visualizing a woman from Madhya Pradesh who was a stuck in Ukraine singing the praises of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood for helping. Ajay Singh, a state Congress leader, tweeted this video. “Hello, I am Shrishti Singh. We boarded a train. Sonu Sood's team has helped us. It guided us at every moment. Look how many students are sitting around -- all are Indians," the woman said. "The train is packed with Indians. Sonu Sood is guiding us every moment. He worked day in and day out," the woman added. The woman's praise for the…

03 Mar

4,800 Indian understudies to be evacuated from Romania in 24 flights by Friday

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Around 4,800 Indian students will be evacuated from Bucharest and Suceawa in Romania through 24 flights between Wednesday and Friday amid Russia-Ukraine war, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. The minister, who is in Bucharest to facilitate the evacuation of Indian students, said he will be going to Siret, the border test factor with Ukraine, on Thursday and continue to be there for around forty eight hours. "I will be there till the remaining pupil leaves from Siret," he stated. India has been evacuating its citizens thru different flights from Ukraine's western neighbours such as Romania, Hungary and Poland as the…

03 Mar

“Can We Ask Putin To Stop War?”: Chief Justice On Plea To Rescue Indians

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Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, whilst hearing a petition on rescuing Indian college students stranded in Ukraine, referred to a social media submit that wondered him on what actions he had taken to convey again Indians from the war-torn country, and questioned if he may want to ask the Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war."On social media, I noticed some video announcing what is CJI doing! Can I give directions to President of Russia to quit the war," the Chief Justice remarked. The Chief Justice made the observation while listening to a plea to rescue greater than…

02 Mar

Russia-Ukraine emergency: EU excludes 7 Russian banks from SWIFT

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The European Union reportedly has voted to cut out seven Russian banks from SWIFT, the messaging network underpinning world monetary transactions. A senior EU reputable stated Wednesday that the European Commission is checking the extent to which crypto is being used as a skill of working round sanctions imposed on Russia on the grounds that its invasion of Ukraine, according to a document through Reuters. As yet any other global financial sanction towards Russia, in response to its hostilities on Ukraine, leading Western nations had pledged to bar various massive Russian banks from the usage of the SWIFT system. The…

01 Mar

Russia Ukraine Crisis: Student From Karnataka Killed In Shelling In Ukraine’s Kharkiv

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An Indian student has died in Russian shelling in Kharkiv this morning, the Ministry of External Affairs stated today. The scholar was once identified as Naveen from Karnataka's Haveri. “With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian pupil lost his existence in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We carry our deepest condolences to the family.” Further, Bagchi wrote: "Foreign Secretary is calling in Ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to reiterate our demand for urgent protected passage for Indian nationals who are nevertheless in Kharkiv and cities in different hostilities zones. Similar motion…

26 Feb

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Air India to operate 2 flights to evacuate Indians from war-hit country

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In an effort to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from war-hit Ukraine, Air India will operate two flights from Delhi to Bucharest and Budapest on Saturday. A number of explosions were heard in the capital city of Ukraine as the Russian special military operation entered the second day, local media reported on Friday. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities. Later, Putin ordered special military operations “to protect” the people in the Donbas region. Several countries including the UK, the US, Canada, and the European Union have condemned Russia’s military…