KYIV, Ukraine, March 1: Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city again Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics Ukraine’s embattled president said were designed to force him into concessions in Europe’s largest ground war in generations.

KYIV, Ukraine, March 1: Russian forces shelled Ukraine’s second-largest city on Monday, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closed in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles, as talks aimed at stopping the fighting yielded only an agreement to keep talking.

NEW DELHI, Feb 28: With 8,013 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India on Monday witnessed a drop in the daily cases, the Union Ministry of Health informed.

Zelensky demands 'immediate' EU membership for Ukraine

Published On: February 28, 2022 04:47 PM NPT By: Republica

KYIV, Feb 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged the European Union to grant his country immediate membership, as Russia's assault against the pro-Western country went into its fifth day.

MOSCOW, Feb 28: Russia is interested in coming to an agreement that is in the interests of both sides at talks with Ukraine, Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday, as officials prepare to meet near the border.

LVIV, Feb 28: A Ukrainian delegation has arrived at the border with Belarus for talks on Monday with Russian representatives that will focus on achieving an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces, the Ukrainian presidency said in a statement.

Ukraine-made giant air cargo Mriya burnt in Russian shelling

Published On: February 28, 2022 12:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Feb 28: The world's largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, was damaged in a attack by Russian forces on Hostomel airport near Kyiv, Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom said on Sunday.

Russia's isolation deepens as Ukraine resists invasion

Published On: February 28, 2022 11:29 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV/MOSCOW, Feb 28: Russia's political and economic isolation deepened on Monday as its forces met stiff resistance in Ukraine's capital and other cities in the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two.

KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 28: President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the country, closing in around the capital.

Russian troops ordered to advance in Ukraine

Published On: February 27, 2022 04:33 PM NPT By: Republica

KYIV, Feb 27: Moscow ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine "from all directions" while the West responded late Saturday with sanctions that sought to cripple Russia's banking sector.