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Russia-Ukraine war Highlights: Russia claims it killed 180 ‘foreign mercenaries’ in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war Highlights: The Ukrainian president has accused Russia of detaining the mayor of Melitopol, a city 192 kilometers (119 miles) west of Mariupol.
A warehouse storing frozen products is seen on fire after shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, (file photo) 
A warehouse storing frozen products is seen on fire after shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, (file photo) 

Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown as residents hid in an iconic mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, as Russia kept up its bombardment of other cities throughout the country....Read More

Talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire failed again, and while the US announced plans to provide another $200 million to Ukraine for weapons, a senior Russian diplomat warned that Moscow could attack foreign shipments of military equipment.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of employing “a new stage of terror” with the alleged detention of a mayor from a city west of Mariupol. “They are bombing it (Mariupol) 24 hours a day, launching missiles. It is hatred. They kill children,” Zelenskyy said during a video address.

The Ukrainian president also accused Russia of detaining the mayor of Melitopol, a city 192lm (119 miles) west of Mariupol. The Ukrainian leader called on Russian forces to heed calls from demonstrators in the occupied city for the mayor's release.

Satellite images released by the company Maxar showed fires in parts of the city and extensive damage to apartments, homes and other infrastructure. At least 2.5 million people have fled the country, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

Thousands of soldiers on both sides are believed to have been killed along with many civilians, including at least 79 Ukrainian children.

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Mar 14, 2022 5:23 AM IST

Russia-Ukraine talks to begin at 10:30am local time Monday

Russia-Ukraine talks to begin Monday at 10:30 (local time) via video link, said Sputnik reports quoting Ukrainian delegation.

Mar 14, 2022 4:52 AM IST

Russian forces destroy 7 hospitals, damage many others

Russian forces completely destroy 7 hospitals, damage an additional 104. Moscow’s troops have also killed 6 medical personnel while severely injuring 12 more since the start of the all-out war, reports The Kyiv Independent quoting Ukrainian health minister Viktor Lyashko.

Mar 14, 2022 2:20 AM IST

China to face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions: US

China to face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions, said US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, as quoted by The Kyiv Independent.

Sullivan is due to meet with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on March 14.

Mar 14, 2022 1:35 AM IST

In talks about further negotiation for Ukraine's EU membership: Zelenskyy

Mar 14, 2022 12:14 AM IST

Ukraine restores power supply at Chernobyl nuclear plant

Ukraine restores power supply at Chornobyl power plant, controlled by the Russian forces, reported The Kyiv Independent quoting Ukraine's deputy foreign minister.

Mar 13, 2022 11:52 PM IST

Russia claims to killing 180 ‘foreign mercenaries’ in Ukraine, says it ‘will continue to kill’

Russia claims it killed 180 'foreign mercenaries' in missile strike on Yavoriv military training ground in western Ukraine. The Russian government added that it will continue to kill foreign nationals in Ukraine whom it considers mercenaries, reports The Kyiv Independent.

Mar 13, 2022 10:53 PM IST

Putin frustrated over how war progressed so far: US security advisor

US National security advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday said American intelligence is not at all surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin is expanding his attack in Ukraine. "Vladimir Putin is frustrated by the fact that his forces are not making the kind of progress that he thought they would make against major cities, including (capital) Kyiv; that he is expanding the number of targets, that he is lashing out, and that he is trying to cause damage in every part of the country (reflects that),” Sullivan told CNN in an interview. Full report

Mar 13, 2022 10:22 PM IST

Is Vladimir Putin seriously ill? What UK media reported so far

As Russia is continuing its aggression on Ukraine, several UK media outlets have reported about the Russian President's changed appearance and what might be behind that. Some also reported that Putin's 'volatile behaviour' could be linked to the steroids he is taking to battle Parkinson's. Full report

Mar 13, 2022 9:55 PM IST

Russia says it attacked Ukraine training facility, killed up to 180 ‘foreign mercenaries’

Russia said on Sunday it had attacked the Yavoriv training facility in western Ukraine, adding the strike had killed "up to 180 foreign mercenaries" and destroyed a large amount of weapons supplied by outside nations, reported Reuters

Defence ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov told a briefing that Russia would continue its attacks against what he called foreign mercenaries.

Mar 13, 2022 9:43 PM IST

Turkish president Erdogan, Greek PM meet over Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held talks in Istanbul on Sunday, seeking a rapprochement between the neighbouring NATO members to the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Mar 13, 2022 9:03 PM IST

China faces consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions over Ukraine, says US

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday, warned Beijing that it would "absolutely" face consequences if it helped Moscow evade sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine

Mar 13, 2022 8:32 PM IST

Nearly 2.7 million refugees fled Ukraine since Russian invasion: UN

The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion launched by President Vladimir Putin on February 24 is now nearly 2.7 million, the UN said on Sunday

Mar 13, 2022 8:23 PM IST

Ukraine’s Mariupol city says 2,187 residents killed since start of war

The city council of Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol said in a statement on Sunday that 2,187 city residents had been killed since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Reuters reported

Mar 13, 2022 7:56 PM IST

U.S., allies will continue to escalate pressure on Russia, says Biden's NSA Sullivan

Russia's expansion of attacks to new targets in Ukraine near the Polish border reflects its growing frustration about the pace of the invasion, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday

Mar 13, 2022 7:32 PM IST

Britons to get 350 pounds a month to open homes to Ukraine refugees

Britain will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as the government moves to deflect anger over its response to the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two, news agency Reuters reported

Mar 13, 2022 6:43 PM IST

US journalist shot dead in Ukraine: medic, witnesses

US journalist shot dead in Ukraine: medic, witnesses, reports AFP. Full story here

Mar 13, 2022 6:35 PM IST

300 Nigerians who were in northeastern Ukraine  now return home

Some 300 Nigerians who were in northeastern Ukraine have now returned home, the government said at the weekend, AFP reported. The evacuation brings to more than 1,300 the number of Nigerian citizens brought home from Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

Mar 13, 2022 6:25 PM IST

Thousands of Russians scramble to leave Thailand as sanctions hit

Thousands of Russian tourists in Thailand are struggling to find a route home, Thai officials said Sunday, as international sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine hit holiday-makers, AFP reported

Russia's invasion in February provoked a host of international measures targetting businesses and banks, with some Russian carriers cancelling flights and global payment firms suspending services.

Mar 13, 2022 5:58 PM IST

Moscow accused of phosporous gas attacks in Donbas

A senior Ukrainian police officer has accused Russian forces of launching phosphorous bomb attacks in the eastern region of Lugansk. International law prohibits the use of white phosphorous shells in heavily populated civilian areas, but allows them in open spaces to be used as cover for troops, reports AFP

Mar 13, 2022 5:52 PM IST

More than 250 detained in Ukraine protests across Russia

Russia detained more than 250 people for protesting Moscow's "military operation" in Ukraine Sunday, as the conflict continues for a third week. OVD-Info, which monitors arrests during protests, said police had detained 268 people during demonstrations in 23 Russian cities, Reuters reported

Mar 13, 2022 5:20 PM IST

Sanctions have frozen around $300 bln of Russian reserves, says Putin's finance minister

Foreign sanctions have frozen around $300 billion out of $640 billion that Russia had in its gold and forex reserves, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with state TV aired on Sunday

Mar 13, 2022 4:55 PM IST

Bombings of children's hospitals and civilian targets are barbaric, says Pope

Pope Francis says ‘unacceptable armed aggression’ against Ukraine must stop, adding that the bombings of children's hospitals and civilian targets are barbaric

Mar 13, 2022 4:39 PM IST

Germany to take 2,500 Ukrainian refugees from Moldova Germany to take 2,500 Ukrainian refugees from Moldova, reports Reuters 

Germany to take 2,500 Ukrainian refugees from Moldova, reports Reuters

Mar 13, 2022 4:27 PM IST

Turkey or Israel might mediate talks with Russia, says Ukrainian presidential adviser

Turkey or Israel might mediate talks with Russia, says Ukrainian presidential adviser

Mar 13, 2022 4:22 PM IST

UK says looking at using sanctioned oligarch properties for refugees

Britain is looking at whether it can use properties owned by sanctioned individuals in the country for humanitarian purposes, Reuters reported. "I want to explore an option which would allow us to use the homes and properties of sanctioned individuals for as long as they are sanctioned for humanitarian and other purposes," housing minister Michael Gove told BBC Television, when asked if the homes of sanctioned oligarchs could be used to house Ukrainian refugees.

Mar 13, 2022 4:12 PM IST

Russian army imposes curfew, banns protests, arms in occupied cities in Ukraine, reports the Kyiv Independent

Russian army imposes curfew, banns protests, arms in occupied cities in Ukraine, reports the Kyiv Independent

Mar 13, 2022 4:02 PM IST

Death toll in the attack on military base in Lviv mounts to 35, says governor

Death toll in the attack on military base in Lviv mounts to 35, AFP quotes regional governor. 

Mar 13, 2022 3:48 PM IST

Indian embassy in Ukraine to be 'temporarily relocated in Poland,' says government amid war

“In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine, including attacks in the western parts of the country, it has been decided that the Indian Embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily relocated in Poland. The situation will be reassessed in the light of further developments,” says the ministry of external affairs

Mar 13, 2022 3:44 PM IST

Nine killed by bombing in southern city of Mykolaiv

Nine killed by bombing in southern city of Mykolaiv, AFP quotes regional governor

Mar 13, 2022 3:43 PM IST

Bus carrying Ukrainians crashes in Italy, one dead

Bus carrying Ukrainians crashes in Italy, one dead, reports news agency AFP

Mar 13, 2022 3:33 PM IST

Europe's 9/11 moment': Ukraine envoy tweets videos from war-hit parts

More than two million people have already fled the Ukraine war yet Russia's offensive, which has entered the third week, continues, Kyiv has said, reiterating that civilians are being targeted, and residential areas are witnessing shelling. Full story

Mar 13, 2022 2:48 PM IST

PM Modi discusses Ukraine crisis, global turmoil and border situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review India's security preparedness amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The prime minister was fully briefed on the situation in Ukraine and its global fallout, the position of the Russian and Ukrainian forces. He was also informed of the assessment whether the situation would escalate. Full report

Mar 13, 2022 2:10 PM IST

9 dead, 57 injured at Ukraine military base as Russia offensive continues, reports AFP

Ukraine says foreign instructors present at Lviv military base attacked by Russia. Full report

Mar 13, 2022 1:15 PM IST

Russia attacks western Ukraine's biggest military base

Russia launched a missile attack, with no apparent casualties, on the biggest military base in western Ukraine, less than 25 km (15 miles) from the Polish border, local military officials said as per Reuters.

Mar 13, 2022 12:13 PM IST

Russia said to strike western Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of desolation

Russian forces launched a missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the Polish border on Sunday, officials said, in what appeared to be the westernmost attack of the war, and air raid sirens again woke residents in the capital Kyiv, news agency Reuters reported.

"The occupiers launched an air strike on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security" in Yavoriv, the Lviv regional military administration said in a statement. "According to preliminary data, they fired eight missiles."

Mar 13, 2022 11:01 AM IST

Kyiv is already effectively "under siege", says Zelenskyy's adviser

Russian forces advance ever closer to the capital from the north, west and northeast. Russian strikes also destroy an airport in the town of Vasylkiv, south of the city, AFP reported.

Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says Kyiv is already effectively "under siege" as the army and volunteers prepare to defend the city, street by street.

Mar 13, 2022 10:20 AM IST

Moscow could attack US convoys carrying military equipment to Ukraine: Russian Minister

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow has warned the United States that Moscow could attack convoys carrying military equipment to Ukraine, calling them "legitimate targets,” news agency AP reported.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced additional aid to Ukraine of up to $200 million for weapons, military services, education and training.

Mar 13, 2022 10:17 AM IST

Ex-tennis pro Stakhovsky in Ukraine 'with a gun in my hands'

About months after the last match of Sergiy Stakhovsky’s professional tennis career, the 36-year-old Ukrainian left his wife and three young children in Hungary and went back to his birthplace to help however he could during Russia’s invasion.

"I don’t have the words to describe it. I would never imagine in my life that it would come to this — that I would be in my home city ... with a gun in my hands," Stakhovsky said Saturday, rubbing his left cheek with his palm during a video interview with The Associated Press from what he said was a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s beleaguered capital.

Mar 13, 2022 8:14 AM IST

President Zelenskyy warns against ‘pseudo-republics’

Russia is trying to create new “pseudo-republics” in Ukraine to break his country apart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation Saturday as per news agency AP.

Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s regions, including Kherson, which was captured by Russian forces, not to repeat the experience of Donetsk and Luhansk. Pro-Russian separatists began fighting Ukrainian forces in those eastern regions in 2014.

Mar 13, 2022 7:39 AM IST

Air raid alerts across Ukraine as Russian aggression continues

Mar 13, 2022 6:37 AM IST

Ukraine's gas reserves fall sharply; production, import continues

Ukraine's gas reserves amount to 9.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) with production continuing at all facilities except at plants in areas where fighting is taking place, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said late on Saturday.

Imports continue from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, Shmygal said in a video address.

Before Russia's invasion, Ukraine consumed around 30 bcm of gas per year, producing 20 bcm and importing the remaining volumes from Europe.

Mar 13, 2022 5:51 AM IST

Britain will pay 350 pounds to people to open their home to Ukraine refugees

Britain will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as the government moves to deflect anger over its response to the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two.

The new scheme called "Homes for Ukraine" will let refugees from the war come to Britain even if they do not have family ties, the government said on Sunday.

Britain will pay people 350 pounds ($456) a month if they can offer refugees a spare room or property for a minimum period of six months.

Mar 13, 2022 5:42 AM IST

New mayor installed in Ukraine's Melitopol city after detention of its elected mayor

A new mayor has been appointed in Ukraine's Melitopol city after the elected mayor was detained by the Russian forces, according to Zaporizhzhia regional administration. The elected mayor, Ivan Fedorov, was detained by Russian forces on Friday.

Mar 13, 2022 4:12 PM IST

Russian army imposes curfew, banns protests, arms in occupied cities in Ukraine, reports the Kyiv Independent

Russian army imposes curfew, banns protests, arms in occupied cities in Ukraine, reports the Kyiv Independent

Mar 13, 2022 4:02 PM IST

Death toll in the attack on military base in Lviv mounts to 35, says governor

Death toll in the attack on military base in Lviv mounts to 35, AFP quotes regional governor. 

Mar 13, 2022 3:48 PM IST

Indian embassy in Ukraine to be 'temporarily relocated in Poland,' says government amid war

“In view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine, including attacks in the western parts of the country, it has been decided that the Indian Embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily relocated in Poland. The situation will be reassessed in the light of further developments,” says the ministry of external affairs

Mar 13, 2022 3:44 PM IST

Nine killed by bombing in southern city of Mykolaiv

Nine killed by bombing in southern city of Mykolaiv, AFP quotes regional governor

Mar 13, 2022 3:43 PM IST

Bus carrying Ukrainians crashes in Italy, one dead

Bus carrying Ukrainians crashes in Italy, one dead, reports news agency AFP

Mar 13, 2022 3:33 PM IST

Europe's 9/11 moment': Ukraine envoy tweets videos from war-hit parts

More than two million people have already fled the Ukraine war yet Russia's offensive, which has entered the third week, continues, Kyiv has said, reiterating that civilians are being targeted, and residential areas are witnessing shelling. Full story

Mar 13, 2022 2:48 PM IST

PM Modi discusses Ukraine crisis, global turmoil and border situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review India's security preparedness amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The prime minister was fully briefed on the situation in Ukraine and its global fallout, the position of the Russian and Ukrainian forces. He was also informed of the assessment whether the situation would escalate. Full report

Mar 13, 2022 2:10 PM IST

9 dead, 57 injured at Ukraine military base as Russia offensive continues, reports AFP

Ukraine says foreign instructors present at Lviv military base attacked by Russia. Full report

Mar 13, 2022 1:15 PM IST

Russia attacks western Ukraine's biggest military base

Russia launched a missile attack, with no apparent casualties, on the biggest military base in western Ukraine, less than 25 km (15 miles) from the Polish border, local military officials said as per Reuters.

Mar 13, 2022 12:13 PM IST

Russia said to strike western Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of desolation

Russian forces launched a missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the Polish border on Sunday, officials said, in what appeared to be the westernmost attack of the war, and air raid sirens again woke residents in the capital Kyiv, news agency Reuters reported.

"The occupiers launched an air strike on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security" in Yavoriv, the Lviv regional military administration said in a statement. "According to preliminary data, they fired eight missiles."

Mar 13, 2022 11:01 AM IST

Kyiv is already effectively "under siege", says Zelenskyy's adviser

Russian forces advance ever closer to the capital from the north, west and northeast. Russian strikes also destroy an airport in the town of Vasylkiv, south of the city, AFP reported.

Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says Kyiv is already effectively "under siege" as the army and volunteers prepare to defend the city, street by street.

Mar 13, 2022 10:20 AM IST

Moscow could attack US convoys carrying military equipment to Ukraine: Russian Minister

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow has warned the United States that Moscow could attack convoys carrying military equipment to Ukraine, calling them "legitimate targets,” news agency AP reported.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced additional aid to Ukraine of up to $200 million for weapons, military services, education and training.

Mar 13, 2022 10:17 AM IST

Ex-tennis pro Stakhovsky in Ukraine 'with a gun in my hands'

About months after the last match of Sergiy Stakhovsky’s professional tennis career, the 36-year-old Ukrainian left his wife and three young children in Hungary and went back to his birthplace to help however he could during Russia’s invasion.

"I don’t have the words to describe it. I would never imagine in my life that it would come to this — that I would be in my home city ... with a gun in my hands," Stakhovsky said Saturday, rubbing his left cheek with his palm during a video interview with The Associated Press from what he said was a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s beleaguered capital.

Mar 13, 2022 8:14 AM IST

President Zelenskyy warns against ‘pseudo-republics’

Russia is trying to create new “pseudo-republics” in Ukraine to break his country apart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation Saturday as per news agency AP.

Zelenskyy called on Ukraine’s regions, including Kherson, which was captured by Russian forces, not to repeat the experience of Donetsk and Luhansk. Pro-Russian separatists began fighting Ukrainian forces in those eastern regions in 2014.

Mar 13, 2022 7:39 AM IST

Air raid alerts across Ukraine as Russian aggression continues

Mar 13, 2022 6:37 AM IST

Ukraine's gas reserves fall sharply; production, import continues

Ukraine's gas reserves amount to 9.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) with production continuing at all facilities except at plants in areas where fighting is taking place, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said late on Saturday.

Imports continue from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, Shmygal said in a video address.

Before Russia's invasion, Ukraine consumed around 30 bcm of gas per year, producing 20 bcm and importing the remaining volumes from Europe.

Mar 13, 2022 5:51 AM IST

Britain will pay 350 pounds to people to open their home to Ukraine refugees

Britain will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as the government moves to deflect anger over its response to the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two.

The new scheme called "Homes for Ukraine" will let refugees from the war come to Britain even if they do not have family ties, the government said on Sunday.

Britain will pay people 350 pounds ($456) a month if they can offer refugees a spare room or property for a minimum period of six months.

Mar 13, 2022 5:42 AM IST

New mayor installed in Ukraine's Melitopol city after detention of its elected mayor

A new mayor has been appointed in Ukraine's Melitopol city after the elected mayor was detained by the Russian forces, according to Zaporizhzhia regional administration. The elected mayor, Ivan Fedorov, was detained by Russian forces on Friday.

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