- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securityevacuation
Mariupol authorities say Russia violates ceasefire during evacuation operation
KYIV (Reuters) - Local authorities in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol accused Russian forces on Friday of opening fire on a car on its way to evacuate civilians from a…
Russia resumed shelling of steel works after evacuation buses left – mayor’s aide
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia resumed shelling of the Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Sunday as soon as buses evacuating civilians from the plant had left, an…
Mariupol mayor says lives of city’s trapped residents are in Putin’s hands
By Alessandra Prentice and Issam Abdallah (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin alone can decide the fate of the 100,000 civilians still trapped in Ukraine's war-torn Mariupol, Mayor Vadym Boichenko…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving Mariupol
(Reuters) - Around 120,000 civilians are blocked from leaving the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Responding to remarks by Russia's defense minister Sergei Shoigu…
Ukraine deputy PM demands Russia let civilians and wounded soldiers leave Azovstal
(Reuters) - Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Thursday demanded Russia urgently allow the evacuation of civilians and wounded soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol via…
It’s a miracle to have survived war: Evacuated Indian students recall experiences
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) Indian students, who were stuck in beleaguered Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, said it was a “miracle” to survive the war and they were now “relieved”…
India to operate 3 flights on Thursday to bring back 600 students evacuated from Ukraine’s Sumy
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) India will operate three flights on Thursday to bring back the last big group of 600 students evacuated from the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy.…
PM’s talks with Putin, Zelenskyy; intense diplomatic outreach made evacuation of students from Sumy possible: Sources
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's phone talks with Russian and Ukrainian presidents, a series of separate intense diplomatic outreach in Delhi, Kyiv and Moscow and round-the-clock…
Indian students in Ukraine’s Sumy board buses to Poltava, hope to be in safe zone soon
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Several Indian students stranded in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy heaved a sigh of relief as their evacuation process started on Tuesday and hoped…
Ukraine says Russia is shelling evacuation route from encircled Mariupol
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces shelled an evacuation route for civilians trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol in violation of a ceasefire agreement on Tuesday, Ukraine foreign ministry…
PM Modi speaks to Zelenskyy, seeks support for evacuation of Indian students from Sumy
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and sought his support for the evacuation of Indians stuck in northeastern Ukraine's…
Russia to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine on March 7
(Reuters) -The Russian military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv at 1000 Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Monday, Russia's defence ministry…
