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The US move followed that of the European Union (EU) and Britain, which announced sanctions targeting the top Russian leadership earlier on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The assault represented Putin's boldest effort yet to redraw the world map and revive Moscow's Cold War-era influence. It triggered new international efforts to end the invasion, including direct sanctions on President Putin.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 78,883,101 and 947,417, according to the CSSE.

Logan Govindaraj bit a portion of his 42-year-old compatriot Muthu Selvam's left pinky finger that was later found at the crime scene.

The resolution proposed by the US and Albania with the backing of nearly 60 countries received 11 votes in favour, giving it a majority in the 15-member Council, but was nullified by the Russian veto on Friday evening.

New Delhi: A radiation spike has been recorded near Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant which has been seized by Russian forces, monitoring data shows, BBC reported. Invading Russian troops took control of the plant — the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986 — on Thursday, Ukraine said. Radiation levels increased about 20-fold on […]

New Delhi: The sound of gunfire has echoed through Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian tanks were filmed entering the city for the first time, BBC reported. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence called on those living in the northern outskirts, where the tanks were seen, to make fire bombs “to neutralise the enemy”. The European Union has […]

New Delhi:  Russias communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday that it is partially restricting access to Meta platforms Facebook in response to restrictions the US social media giant has imposed on Russian media, accusing Facebook of censorship, The Guardian reported. “On February 25, the prosecutor general’s office, in agreement with the foreign ministry, decided that […]

New Delhi: China could invade Taiwan after seeing the West’s response to Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, a leading historian has warned, Daily Mail reported. Professor of European studies at the Oxford University, Timothy Garton Ash, said that Xi Jinping taking over the island militarily would be a ‘worst case scenario’, the report said. The […]

New Delhi: Russia on Friday said it expects support from India at the UN Security Council when the global body takes up a crucial resolution on the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Russia’s Charge d’affaires Roman Babushkin said India has a deep understanding of the reasons that led to the current situation in Ukraine and […]

Hyderabad: Love and hope can help people get over any crisis. And such a glimpse of fear, love and hope in the current war situation in Ukraine is winning millions of hearts on social media platforms. The people of Kyiv, Ukraine have been left stranded after the Russian invasion in the country – with a […]

Hyderabad: There has been panic and chaos since Russia ordered an attack on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service announced that all male citizens aged 18 to 60 are now prohibited from leaving the country. In a viral clip, a father can be seen seeing off his daughter to find a safe shelter. He […]

New Delhi: The Russia-Ukraine military conflict, which has increased energy prices globally, will reduce the propensity to import coal by power plants and will further hamper the supply of fuel to captive power plants and industries like steel, aluminium from state-owned Coal India, ICPPA said on Friday. According to the Indian Captive Power Producers Association […]

New Delhi: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has made yet another plea to Western allies to help Ukraine and stop Russia’s brutal assault, BBC reported. “This morning we are defending our state alone. Like yesterday, the world’s most powerful forces are watching from afar,” Zelensky said in his address to the nation this morning. “Was Russia […]

Backdrop Russia has declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and is executing a plan meticulously prepared and war-games. NATO appears to have over-relied on the potency of its sanctions to deter Putin, which appears to be a major strategic error because it has not worked in the past and does not appear to […]

Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian GO that raises crypto funds for the Ukrainian army, received more than $400,000 worth of digital tokens in the past day, according to data from blockchain and crypto analytics firm Elliptic.

Ukrainian presidential advisor Myhailo Podolyak said: "After the absolutely senseless attack of the Russians in this direction, it is impossible to say that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe."

The helplines at Andhra Bhavan in Delhi will help students and individuals stuck in Ukraine due to attack by Russia.

Asked at a news conference on Thursday, if India, a major defence partner, was in "sync" with the US on Russia and Ukraine, Biden said, "We're going to be".

The Ukrainian military fought back on multiple fronts. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address early Friday that 137 people, both servicemen and civilians, have been killed and hundreds more wounded.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 78,798,989 and 944,828, according to the CSSE.

Taking to Instagram, Angelina penned a note expressing her concern over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Indian-American Daleep Singh, a top aide of US President Joe Biden, on Thursday said these measures include sweeping restrictions on Russian military end users and will also target Russia's defence, aerospace, and maritime sectors.

Sumy in northeastern Ukraine is about 50 miles from the Russian border. The city mayor surrendered to Russian forces on Thursday.