LIVE: Russia's military ops in Ukraine a 'forced measure', says Putin

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian forces were fighting to prevent Russian troops from capturing the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl.

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Russian Defense Ministry says its ground forces in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that its ground forces have moved into Ukraine from Crimea, the first confirmation from Moscow that its ground forces have moved in.

 

Russia previously said only that it unleashed air and missile strikes on Ukrainian air bases, air defense batteries and other military facilities. The ministry said it has destroyed 83 Ukrainian military facilities.

 

For the first time since the start of the action, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov confirmed the Russian ground troops had rolled into Ukraine, saying they advanced toward the city of Kherson, northwest of Crimea.

 

Kherson sits on reservoir providing the bulk of fresh water for Crimea until Ukraine cut it off with a dam in 2017 in response to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

 

Konashenkov said that the Russian troops' move allowed to resume water supply to Crimea.

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Ukraine crisis: NSUI stages protest outside MEA, demands safe return of students

Activists of Congress' students wing NSUI staged a protest in front of the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, demanding safe return of the Indian students stranded in Ukraine.

 

Panic erupted in several cities of the eastern European nation after Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an early morning address, announced a military operation against the country. Thousands of Indian students are stranded there. According to estimates, over 15,000 Indians are currently staying in Ukraine.

 

NSUI national president Neeraj Kundan said there is a war-like situation in Ukraine since the last 10 days, and the parents of these students are appealing to the government for help.

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Russian banks would be excluded from London's financial system as part of further sanctions: Boris Johnson

Russian banks would be excluded from London's financial system as part of further sanctions: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a statement on Ukraine in Parliament

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Putin will never be able to cleanse the blood of Ukraine from his hands: British PM Boris Johnson

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Russian President Vladimir Putin briefs PM Modi about recent developments

Russian President Vladimir Putin briefs Prime Minister Modi about recent developments regarding Ukraine: PMO. PM called for concerted efforts from all sides to return to path of diplomatic negotiations, dialogue: PMO on Modi-Putin conversation. PM reiterated his long-standing conviction that differences between Russia, NATO can be resolved through dialogue: PMO on Modi-Putin call.

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PM called for concerted efforts from all sides to return to path of diplomatic negotiations, dialogue: PMO

PM called for concerted efforts from all sides to return to path of diplomatic negotiations, dialogue: PMO on Modi-Putin conversation

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PM reiterated long-standing conviction that differences between Russia, NATO can be resolved via dialogue: PMO

PM reiterated his long-standing conviction that differences between Russia, NATO can be resolved through dialogue: PMO on Modi-Putin call

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Russian President Vladimir Putin briefs Prime Minister Modi about recent developments regarding Ukraine: PMO

Russian President Vladimir Putin briefs Prime Minister Modi about recent developments regarding Ukraine: PMO

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PM Modi speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, appeals for immediate cessation of violence: PMO

PM Modi speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, appeals for immediate cessation of violence: PMO

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Any sanctions will have an impact on our relationship: Foreign Secy