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Russia Ukraine News Highlights | Two loud blasts were heard in central Kyiv early Friday, an AFP journalist said, as Russian troops push closer to the Ukrainian capital in an invasion of its Western-backed neighbour. Ukraine's army said that Russia fired on civilian areas of Kyiv but that Ukraine's air defence systems repelled "two deadly gifts", according to a post on its verified Facebook page.
Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko said three people were injured with one in critical condition after "missile debris" hit a residential building. He tweeted a photo showing a building with part of its wall torn down and firefighters present at the scene. Russian missiles and shelling rained down on Ukrainian cities on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale ground invasion and air assault, forcing civilians to shelter on metro systems.
Russia's forces pressed deep into Ukraine as deadly battles reached the outskirts of Kyiv and the West responded with punishing sanctions. On Thursday, Russian paratroopers wrested control of the Gostomel airfield, on the northwestern outskirts of Kyiv, after swooping in with helicopters and jets from the direction of Belarus. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that Russian "sabotage groups" have entered Kyiv and urged citizens to remain vigilant.
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In addition to the Control Rooms in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi & the Embassy of India in Kyiv, the presence of MEA Teams have been expanded in western Ukraine and its neighbouring border regions to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine: MEA
An evacuation plan should be made immediately. We all have demanded the Central govt to bring our citizens back from Ukraine. We believe that the government will plan something and inform us accordingly: Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray
Today afternoon more than 470 students will exit Ukraine & enter Romania through Porubne-Siret Border. We're moving Indians located at the border to neighbouring countries for onward evacuation. Efforts underway to relocate Indians coming from hinterland: Indian Embassy in Ukraine
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urges all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus: International Olympic Committee
MoS Ministry of External Affairs V Muraleedharan to receive Indian nationals arriving from Ukraine in a special flight on February 26 in Delhi.
Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the commodity and raw material prices, including coking coal, will see a steady increase and this will in turn impact the input cost of steel production, the Indian Steel Association on Friday said. On the other hand, both Russia and Ukraine are net exporters of steel, cumulatively to the tune of almost 40 million tonnes, which will affect international steel availability, the ISA said.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under India’s Union Commerce Ministry announced setting up a helpdesk to support and seek suitable resolutions to issues relating to India’s International Trade in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war. The Department of Commerce and DGFT have undertaken to monitor the status and related difficulties being faced by the stakeholders on Russia/ Ukraine trade-related issues.
An Indian student stranded in Ukraine says, "We are currently at underground metro stations in Kharkiv on the eastern side of Ukraine, and the evacuations are taking place via Poland that is on the western side. We have no information on how we'll travel to the evacuation zones"
An Indian student stranded in Ukraine says, "We are currently at underground metro stations in Kharkiv on the eastern side of Ukraine, and the evacuations are taking place via Poland that is on the western side. We have no information on how we'll travel to the evacuation zones" pic.twitter.com/N5fXvbP8B1
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2022
European Union agrees to freeze European assets linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov over Ukraine invasion, reports AFP
