More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a Russian rocket attack today, as a huge Russian military convoy approached the capital Kyiv. While at least 11 civilians have been killed in the ongoing shelling of Kharkiv.
An Indian student was also killed in shelling in Kharkiv.
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Here are the latest developments
- More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed by a Russian rocket attack and dozens of civilians have died in “barbaric” shelling.
- An Indian student was killed in shelling in Ukraine this morning, the Ministry of External Affairs has said. The student, from Karnataka’s Haveri, died when Russian soldiers blew up a government building on Tuesday.
- Russian artillery attacked several residential areas in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv.
- Kyiv says 352 civilians have been killed, including 14 children, since the invasion began last Thursday. Russia has acknowledged for the first time that it has suffered losses.
- More than half a million people have fled Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion, UN’s refugee arm said.
- Latest satellite images show a 64-kilometres long convoy of the Russian army north of Ukraine capital Kyiv.
- First-round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine did not produce any results.
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked widespread reaction in the sports world, with the country booted out of this year’s Football World Cup and the International Olympic Committee calling for a global sporting ban.
- For the second time in a week, India abstained on a UN resolution linked to Russia’s Ukraine invasion. New Delhi also welcomed the decision of Moscow and Kyiv to hold talks on the Belarus border.
- The United States expelled 12 Russian diplomats at the United Nations over national security concerns.
