Highlights of the Russia-Ukraine War include a fire at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine following a Russian attack.

  • March 5, 2022, 10:46 a.m.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the largest of its kind in Europe, was on fire early this morning after an attack by Russian troops, the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar said.

There had been fierce fighting between local forces and Russian troops, Dmytro Orlov said in an online post, adding that there had been casualties without giving details.

Officials from both sides said yesterday that they agreed to create humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians, which was the only tangible progress from a second round of talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier yesterday that Moscow's advance in Ukraine is going "according to plan", as he opened a meeting with his security council. He added that Russia is at war with "neo-Nazis" and that "Russians and Ukrainians are one people".

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called for direct talks with Putin, as the "only way to stop the war", urging the West to increase military aid to Ukraine, saying Russia will advance on the rest of Europe otherwise, with the Baltic states first in line.

Here are the highlights of the Ukraine-Russia War.

Mar 05, 2022 08:17 (IST)

Strategic Ukrainian port Mariupol 'blockaded' by Russian forces

Ukraine's strategic port city of Mariupol is under a "blockade" by the Russian army after days of "ruthless" attacks, its mayor said on Saturday, calling for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.

 

Mar 05, 2022 06:06 (IST)Ukraine War:

UN Security Council to meet Monday on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: diplomats

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday on the humanitarian crisis triggered in Ukraine by the Russian invasion, diplomats said Friday.

A diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP that after this public session, the 15 members of the council will confer behind closed doors to discuss a possible draft resolution, a diplomat said. (AFP)

 

Mar 05, 2022 05:43 (IST)

Ukraine War: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky To Address The US Senate Today A US legislative aide said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, leading his country's battle against the Russian invasion, will address the US Senate on Saturday. At the request of Ukraine, Zelensky will speak to senators via Zoom in the morning, Washington time. (AFP)

 

Mar 05, 2022 03:58 (IST)

CNN to stop broadcasting in Russia after new law CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia, the news channel said on Friday, after the introduction of a new law there that could jail anyone intentionally spreading "fake" news. (AFP)

 

Mar 05, 2022 03:32 (IST)

Ukraine War: Zelensky condemns NATO for ruling out Ukraine's no-fly zone

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lashed NATO on Friday for ruling out a no-fly zone over his country saying the Western military alliance knew further Russian aggression was likely."Knowing

that new strikes and casualties are inevitable, NATO deliberately decided not to close the skies over Ukraine," 

 

Mar 05, 2022 02:23 (IST)

Russia 'restricts access' to Twitter amid invasion of Ukraine Russian

media regulator Roskomnadzor "restricted access" to social media network Twitter after blocking Facebook in the country, Russian news agencies reported Friday.

According to Interfax and RIA Novosti news agencies, access to Twitter was restricted on the basis of a request by the Prosecutor General dated February 24 -- the day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

 

Mar 05, 2022 01:21 (IST)Ukraine War:

Facebook says Russia block 'cuts off millions' from reliable information Facebook attacked Russia's block on Friday of the dominant social media network, saying the move would cut millions off from reliable information and a forum to share their views. Russia asserted that it had blocked Facebook over "discrimination" of Russian state media outlets, which have faced restrictions on various online platforms over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

 

Mar 05, 2022 00:59 (IST)

Putin signs law introducing jail terms for 'fake news" in the army.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into law a bill introducing jail terms of up to 15 years for fake news about the Russian army, as Moscow pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine.

The bill, adopted by lawmakers earlier on Friday, sets out jail terms of varying lengths and fines against people who publish "knowingly false information" about the military, with harsher penalties to hit when dissemination is deemed to have serious consequences. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 23:47 (IST)

Ukraine Russia War Live Updates: Russia Says Facebook Blocked Inside The Country

Russia is blocking social media staple Facebook in the country, the media regulator said Friday, over a week after Moscow invaded its neighbour Ukraine. "On March 4, 2022 it was decided to block access to Facebook (belonging to the company Meta) on the territory of the Russian Federation," Roskomnadzor said citing "26 instances of discrimination toward Russian media" by Facebook. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 23:35 (IST)

Ukraine War Live Updates: At UN, India Cautions Against Attacks On Nuclear FacilitiesIn the wake of Russia's attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine, India today cautioned that any accident involving nuclear facilities may have severe consequences for public health and the environment, while asserting that the UN Security Council "must acknowledge" the pressing humanitarian crisis confronting Ukraine. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T S Tirumurti, told the UN Security Council that "India attaches the highest importance to ensuring the safety and security of nuclear facilities as any accident involving nuclear facilities may have severe consequences for public health and the environment," (PTI)

 

Mar 04, 2022 23:23 (IST)

Ukraine War Live: UN Food Agency Warns Of Global Hunger Due To Ukraine WarThe United Nations' World Food Programme warned Friday about a looming food crisis in Ukraine in conflict areas, while disruptions in production and exports could lead to food insecurity globally. "In a year when the world is already facing an unprecedented level of hunger, it's just tragic to see hunger raising its head in what has long been the breadbasket of Europe,' said the UN agency's director, David Beasley." "The bullets and bombs in Ukraine could take the global hunger crisis to levels beyond anything we've seen before," said Beasley. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 23:18 (IST)

Russia Denies Bombing Ukraine Nuclear Plant: "Campaign Of Lies": Russia Denies Bombing Ukraine Nuclear Plant Moscow's ambassador to the UN denied on Friday that Russian forces had shelled a nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council that "these statements are simply untrue." "This is all part of an unprecedented campaign of lies and disinformation against Russia." He said Russian troops had exchanged small arms fire with Ukrainian forces at Europe's largest atomic power plant in Zaporizhzhia but had not shelled the facility. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 23:06 (IST)

Live: Ukraine G7 Nations Urge Russia To Stop Attacks Near Ukraine Nuclear PlantsG7 foreign ministers today urged Russia "to stop its attacks in the direct vicinity of Ukraine's nuclear power plants", following the overnight fighting and fire at the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant. In a joint statement, they said, "Any armed attack on or threat against nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes constitutes a violation of the principles of international law," (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:58 (IST)

Ukraine Russia War: Russian Shells Turn Homes To Ash Near Ukraine CapitalYevghen Sboromyrskiy's body shook so violently that he couldn't place his cigarette in his lips as he watched his house burn to the ground after it was shelled in a Russian attack. Read here.

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:57 (IST)

Ukraine Conflict Live: G7 Nations Call For "Rapid" Humanitarian Corridors In UkraineThe G7 club of wealthy nations today called for the creation of humanitarian corridors to evacuate Ukrainian citizens, saying this needed to be done "reliably and swiftly." We reiterate that indiscriminate attacks are prohibited by international humanitarian law. We will hold accountable those responsible for war crimes, including the indiscriminate use of weapons against civilians, "G7 foreign ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States said in a joint statement. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:53 (IST)

Ukraine War: Ukraine To Join NATO Cyber Defence Centre As a "contributing participant" Ukraine will join the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CDCOE) as a "contributing participant," the NATO-accredited military research institution said in a statement. In a statement on the CCDCOE website, "Ukraine could bring valuable first-hand knowledge of several adversaries within the cyber domain to be used for research, exercises, and training," CCDCOE Director Colonel Jaak Tarien said in a statement. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:48 (IST)

Ukraine War: "Reckless" Russian Attack On Nuclear Plant Endangers Europe, Says USThe US ambassador to the United Nations said Friday that Russia's "reckless" overnight attack on a nuclear power plant in Ukraine endangered all of Europe, the US ambassador to the UN said Friday. "Russia's attack last night put Europe's largest nuclear power plant at grave risk," Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council. "It was incredibly reckless and dangerous. And it threatened the safety of civilians across Russia, Ukraine, and Europe, "she said. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:42 (IST)

Ukraine War: EU Says Ready To Adopt More Russia Sanctions If War Doesn't StopEuropean Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said today the bloc was ready to hit Russia with more sanctions if President Vladimir Putin does not halt his war on Ukraine. "To be very clear, we are ready to take further severe measures if Putin does not stop and reverse the war he has unleashed," von der Leyen told reporters, speaking alongside US top diplomat Antony Blinken. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:31 (IST)

Ukraine War: UN Political Chief Says Nuclear Plant Attacks Contrary to International Law Military operations around nuclear sites and other critical civilian infrastructure are "unacceptable" and "highly irresponsible," UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the United Nations Security Council on Friday. "Attacks on nuclear power facilities are contrary to international humanitarian law... Every effort should be made to avoid a catastrophic nuclear incident," Di Carlo told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after Russian forces in Ukraine attacked and seized Europe's biggest nuclear power plant. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:26 (IST)Ukraine War:

Russian Newspaper Says Deleting Content Over New Media Law The Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta said on Friday it would be removing content on Ukraine after lawmakers backed legislation that sets jail time and fines for "fake news" about Russia's army. In a statement on Telegram, the paper said it would continue working "under the conditions of military censorship" and "remove materials" on Russia's invasion of Ukraine from its website and social media. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 22:22 (IST)Ukraine War:

Over 200 Students From Ahmedabad Are Still Stranded In Ukraine: Official A senior official said on Friday that as

many as 205 students from the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat are still stranded in war-torn Ukraine and its neighboring countries. Ahmedabad Collector Sandip Sagale, during the day, met the parents of one such stranded student, Shivam Sharma, and gathered information about his situation.

"Of the total 259 students who were stranded in Ukraine, 54 have come back, and efforts are on to bring back the remaining students. "The Union government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Operation Ganga to evacuate stranded Indians," Mr. Sagale said after meeting Shivam's parents at their residence in the Ranip area. (PTI)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:58 (IST)

Ukraine War: Poland Arrests Spanish Journalist Suspected Of Spying For RussiaPoland has arrested a Spanish national on suspicion of conducting intelligence activities for Russia, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence if he is found guilty, the Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Friday. The man, identified as an agent of Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU), was detained in Przemysl, near Poland's border with Ukraine on Sunday night, ABW said in a statement. It said he was of Russian origin. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:55 (IST)

Ukraine War: 2 Children Among 7 Killed In Russian Air Strike In Ukraine Capital-Police A Russian air strike on a rural residential area in the Kyiv region killed at least seven people on Friday, including two children, Ukraine's state police said in a statement. Police said the strike hit the village of Markhalivka, around 10 km from the southwestern outskirts of the capital. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:48 (IST)Health

Ministry is Exploring Ways to Let Medical Students From Ukraine Finish Courses. The Health Ministry and the National Medical Commission are exploring the possibility of relaxing provisions of NMC Regulations, 2021 or finding alternatives to enable Ukraine-return medical students to complete their courses in private colleges in India or abroad. Read here.

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:48 (IST)

Ukraine Live: "Propaganda Fakes": Putin Denies Russia Bombing Ukraine CitiesIn a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Putin denied that Russian troops were bombing Ukrainian cities, dismissing such information as fake, the Kremlin said Friday. Putin said reports about "the alleged ongoing air strikes on Kyiv and other large cities are gross propaganda fakes," the Kremlin said in a statement. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:41 (IST)Ukraine War Live Updates: BBC Says

Pulling Its Journalists From RussiaBBC boss Tim Davie today said the corporation was halting its coverage in Russia, as new legislation passed "appears to criminalise independent journalism". "It leaves us no other option than to temporarily suspend the work of all BBC News journalists and their support staff within the Russian Federation while we assess the full implications of this unwelcome development," he added. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:39 (IST)

Ukraine War: Putin Says He Is Ready For Ukraine Talks If "All Russian Demands" Are Met

Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a telephone call that Russia was ready for dialogue over Ukraine if all its demands were met, the Kremlin said Friday. Putin "confirmed that Russia is open to dialogue with the Ukrainian side, as well as with everyone who wants peace in Ukraine. But under the condition that all Russian demands are met, "the Kremlin said in a statement. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:26 (IST)

Ukraine Evacuation: AirAsia India Operating Evacuation Flight From RomaniaBudget carrier AirAsia India today said it is operating an evacuation flight from Suceava City in Romania to fly back stranded Indians from the war-hit Ukraine. AirAsia India's maiden rescue flight under Operation Ganga, has departed from Suceava to Delhi, carrying over 170 guests safely, the airline said on Friday. "The flight departed for Delhi from Suceava at 6.30 pm (local time) and is being operated via Dubai. "It is expected to arrive in Delhi at 4.30 am (on Saturday), subject to OCC approval," an AirAsia India spokesperson said. 

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:24 (IST)

Ukraine War: Death Count In Russian Air Strike On Ukraine City Rises To 47

Forty-seven people have been killed following a Russian air strike in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, regional authorities said Friday. "On March 3, 47 people (38 men and 9 women) were killed by a Russian air strike on a residential area in Chernihiv," local authorities said on Facebook. Since it invaded Ukraine over a week ago, Russia has said that it does not target civilian areas, despite widespread evidence to the contrary. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:22 (IST)

Ukraine War: EU Says It Wants Ukraine To Be A Member "As Soon As Possible"The European Union wants Ukraine to become a member state "as soon as possible," Commissioner Maros Sefcovic told journalists on Friday after a ministers' meeting. At the moment, he said, the bloc needed to focus on short-term measures linked to the war. "I think what (...) is the most important thing now is to help Ukraine in the fight," he added. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022, 21:21 (IST)Ukraine War:

Besieged Ukraine City Of Mariupol Is Running Out Of Food, Says Mayor The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has no water, heat, or electricity and is running out of food after coming under attack by Russian forces for the past five days, its mayor said on Friday. Mayor Vadym Boychenko made a televised appeal for military help and said a humanitarian corridor should be created to evacuate civilians from the southeastern port city. "We are simply being destroyed," he said. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:16 (IST)

Ukraine War: Ukraine To Confront Russia At The International Court Of Justice Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emergency measures sought by Kyiv to order Moscow to suspend military operations, with Russia's legal team weakened by the resignation of a key lawyer. The case lodged by Ukraine at the UN court centres on the interpretation of a 1948 treaty on the prevention of genocide, signed by both Russia and Ukraine. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 21:00 (IST)Ukraine

Putin's Rival, Navalny, Calls On Russians To Protest Across The World Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told Russians today to protest against the war in Ukraine in Russian cities and across the world on March 6, and accused President Vladimir Putin of bringing shame to the Russian national flag and language. Navalny, Putin's most prominent domestic opponent, told Russians in a post on his blog to shrug off fears of protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine and to take to the squares of their cities even if they had already left Russia. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:57 (IST)Operation Ganga:

3,000 Indians Evacuated From Hungary Till Yesterday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today said 3,000 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Budapest till Thursday and another 1,100 citizens are expected to leave on Friday amid the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine. Speaking to news agency ANI, Mr Puri said, "From Budapest, 3000 people have been evacuated till yesterday, and another 1,100 are expected to leave today." He added, "We've asked for seven more flights, which will mean another 1,400 people being evacuated tomorrow." (ANI)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:56 (IST)Ukraine War:

Microsoft "Suspends" New Sales Of Products And Services In Russia In the latest fallout over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Microsoft is halting new sales of its products and services in Russia, the tech giant announced Friday. The US-based company behind software that runs on over one billion devices, said it would "suspend all new sales of Microsoft products and services" in Russia, but declined to elaborate on how the policy would be applied. (AFP

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:54 (IST)US

Embassy In Ukraine Calls Nuclear Power Plant Attack A "War Crime" The US Embassy in Ukraine said that attacking a nuclear power plant is a war crime on Friday after Russia seized a Ukrainian nuclear facility that is the biggest in Europe. The statement on the embassy's Twitter account went further than any US characterization of Russia's actions in Ukraine since it launched its invasion on February 24. "It is a war crime to attack a nuclear power plant. Putin's shelling of Europe's largest nuclear plant "takes his reign of terror one step further," the US Embassy in Kyiv said in its post. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:47 (IST)

Ukraine War: Ukraine Plans Third Round Of Russia Talks This WeekendOne of Kyiv's negotiators said Friday that Ukraine plans to hold a third round of talks this weekend with Russian officials to try to end the fighting triggered by Moscow's invasion. On the eighth day of the war, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said, "The third leg could take place tomorrow or the day after. We are in constant contact," Podolyak said Kyiv was just waiting for a response from Russian President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin to confirm the timing of the talks. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:46 (IST)Ukraine War Live:

Minister Kiren Rijiju Meets Slovakia's PM Over Ukraine Evacuation Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who is overseeing the evacuation of Indians from war-hit Ukraine through Slovakia on Friday, called on the prime minister of the Slovak Republic. The Indian embassy in Slovakia tweeted about the meeting. Mr. Rijiju is among the four Union ministers sent by PM Modi as his special envoys to Ukraine's neighbouring countries as part of Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian nationals. (PTI)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:44 (IST)Ukraine War:

Russian Parliament Adopts Anti-Sanctions Law Russia's parliament today approved legislation aimed at countering the effects of sweeping Western sanctions on the country's economy imposed after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The package of bills aims at "defending the economy and citizens in the face of foreign sanctions," according to the website of the State Duma, the Russian parliament's lower house. (AFP)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:43 (IST)

Ukraine Live: US Says Committed To Doing All Necessary To Make Ukraine War Stop At the same time, Washington is committed to doing everything necessary to stop the war in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday as he went into a meeting with his EU counterparts, praising the bloc for the "historic" steps it has taken against Russia. "We are faced with what is President Putin's war of choice: unprovoked, unjustified, and a war that is having horrific, horrific consequences for real people. For mothers, fathers. For children. We see the images on TV, and it has to stop, "he told reporters in Brussels. "We're committed to doing everything we can to make it stop. So the coordination between us is vital, "he added, standing alongside the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:29 (IST)Ukraine Live:

This Is Putin's War, And Putin Has To Stop It, Says European UnionThe European Union's foreign policy chief called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday to stop indiscriminate shelling and bombing of Ukraine. "This is Putin's war, and Putin has to stop this war," Josep Borrell told reporters in Brussels before a meeting of EU and other foreign ministers to discuss the Ukraine crisis. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 20:25 (IST)

Ukraine War Live: Ukraine's Civilian Death Count Rises To 331, Says UN Rights Office

The UN human rights office said today it had confirmed 331 civilians killed and 675 injured in Ukraine since Russia's invasion began on February 24, adding that the real death count was likely much higher. The death count, through to midnight on Thursday, rose from 249 in its previous report from a day earlier. Among the 331 killed were 19 children, the UN rights office said. (Reuters)

 

Mar 04, 2022 19:19 (IST)

Ukraine War: Ukraine Warns Of New Phishing Campaign Against Officials, Citizens

A new wave of malicious emails is being sent to Ukrainian officials, the country's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) said in a statement published Friday. The statement posted to Facebook said there was a "mass mailing" of messages loaded with malicious software to unspecified government officials and citizens. Few other details were provided. Ukraine has been buffeted by malicious intrusions blamed on Moscow since even before the start of Russia's invasion last week. (Reuters)

 

 

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