Russian operation in Ukraine goes as planned: Putin

Published On: March 4, 2022 04:49 PM NPT By: Republica

MOSCOW, March 4: Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is proceeding in strict accordance with the schedule and plan, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

EXPLAINER: Weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war

Published On: March 4, 2022 03:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, March 4: The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict that Europe has seen since World War II, with Russia conducting a multi-pronged offensive across the country.

LVIV, Ukraine, March 4: Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday.

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KYIV, Ukraine, March 4: Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday in the battle for control of a crucial energy-producing city, and the power station was on fire.

KYIV, Ukraine, March 3: The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia’s invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century, the United Nations said, as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the country’s second-biggest city, Kharkiv, and laid siege to two strategic seaports.

KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine, March 3: Russian troops are in the Ukrainian city of Kherson and forced their way into the council building, the mayor said after a day of conflicting claims over whether Moscow had make the first major gain of a city in its invasion that began eight days ago.

UNITED NATIONS, March 3: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

MOSCOW, March 2: A second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place on Wednesday, Russia's TASS news agency cited an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as saying.

India reports 7,554 new COVID-19 cases

Published On: March 2, 2022 05:05 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, March 2: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 42,938,599 on Wednesday with 7,554 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.