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"It has been agreed that the first convoy will start at 10 am (0800 GMT) from the city of Sumy. The convoy will be followed by the local population in personal vehicles," she said in a televised statement.
Ukraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces have killed a Russian general near the besieged city of Kharkiv, the second Russian senior commander to die in the invasion.
Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, first deputy commander of Russia's 41st army, was killed on Monday, the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's defence ministry said in a statement.
Russia's invasion, the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two, has created 1.7 million refugees, a raft of sanctions on Moscow, and fears of wider conflict in the West unthought-of for decades.
Ukraine 'will not give up', says President Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy evoked British wartime leader Winston Churchill as he told the U.K. Parliament that his country would fight Russia's invasion to the end in Ukraine's cities, fields and riverbanks.
Zelenskyy told British lawmakers we will not give up and we will not lose, in a speech that evoked Churchill's stirring never surrender speech during the darkest days of World War II.
PM Modi speaks to Dutch counterpart over Ukraine crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte on Tuesday as the two leaders discussed the ongoing situation in war-hit Ukraine and shared their concerns over the continuing humanitarian situation there.
The PMO in a statement said Modi, in the telephonic conversation, reiterated India's consistent appeal for cessation of hostilities and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy. He welcomed the ongoing talks between Russia and Ukraine, and hoped for an early resolution to the crisis.
Ukraine war has states paying highest for debt at 7.29%
The Ukraine war and resultant spike in prices of commodities have increased risk aversion of investors, leading to a steep 19 bps increase in the cost of funds for the states, which shot up to the highest so far this fiscal to 7.29 per cent, according to a report.
The weighted average cut-off of the aggregate state development loans hardened by 19 bps to the current fiscal high of 7.29 per cent at Tuesday's auctions from 7.10 per cent last week. This also saw the weighted average tenor of state issuances increasing to 16 years from 13 years, Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Icra Ratings, said.
Ukraine gets $700K donation from Grand Slams, WTA, ATP, ITF
A charitable donation of $700,000 to aid humanitarian relief efforts via Global Giving's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund and to support the Ukraine Tennis Federation was made Tuesday by the four Grand Slam tournaments and the sport's governing bodies.
The WTA, ATP and the International Tennis Federation joined the groups that run the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in each giving $100,000 to help those affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine says no longer insisting on NATO membership: Report
Russia says Ukraine battalions holding more than 4.5 mn civilians as human shields
Ukrainian territorial defence battalions are holding more than 4.5 million civilians in Ukraine as human shields, said head of the National Defence Control Centre of Russia, Mikhail Mizintsev.
"The militants of the territorial defence battalions continue to hold more than 4.5 million civilians hostage as a human shield," the Russian Defense Ministry said, RT said.
It is noted that about 2,000 foreign citizens, who expressed a desire to evacuate to safe places, are also being held.
Russia underestimated Ukraine's resistance, US official says
President Joe Biden's top intelligence official said Tuesday the U.S. believes Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine's resistance before launching an invasion that has likely caused thousands of Russian casualties.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a congressional panel that U.S. officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin feels aggrieved by Russia's failure to subdue Ukraine and that he perceives that he cannot afford to lose the war. But what Putin might consider a victory could change given the escalating costs of the conflict to Russia, Haines said.
China asks US to disclose info on Pentagon's alleged biological labs in Ukraine
China's Foreign Ministry has called on the US to disclose information on Pentagons alleged biological laboratories in Ukraine "as soon as possible".
On Monday, the Russian military said Ukrainian authorities had been destroying pathogens studied at its laboratories. Moscow claimed that 30 US-financed Ukrainian biolabs have been actively cooperating with the American military, RT reported.
Two more Assam students evacuated from Ukraine
Two more Assam students, stranded in war-torn Ukraine, have arrived in New Delhi, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
One student arrived at the Delhi airport while another at Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, the chief minister said.
Fearing backlash, NATO not to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Fearing major backlash, the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) members have refused to send fighter jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia despite the US having given a "green signal".
NATO was created in 1949 by the US, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the then Soviet Union. There are currently 30 member states.
Biden to ban Russian oil imports over Ukraine war: Report
President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia's economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter, the AP reported.
The move follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to US and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission the massive sanctions put in place on Russia over the invasion.
Have been able to move out all Indian students from Ukraine's Sumy: MEA
All Indian students stranded in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Sumy have been moved out and flights under Operation Ganga are being prepared to bring them back home, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
In a tweet, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "Happy to inform that we have been able to move out all Indian students from Sumy. They are currently en route to Poltava, from where they will board trains to western Ukraine."
Euro off 22-month lows as Ukraine crisis grips
The euro edged up from 22-month lows on Tuesday as war in Ukraine darkens Europe's economic outlook, while currencies sensitive to soaring commodity prices were volatile.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to increased demand for assets seen as safer across markets, with the dollar - the world's reserve currency - up around 3% over nearly two weeks as the crisis has intensified.
Ukraine says 400 civilian deaths recorded
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has released new estimates of casualties and damage from the Russian war, saying Russian military actions have killed 38 children and wounded more than 70.
Overall at least 400 civilian deaths have been recorded and 800 wounded, though these data are definitely incomplete, he said in a video address.
Zelenskyy to address House of Commons virtually
The President of Ukraine, Volodomyr Zelenskyy, has been invited to address British members of Parliament virtually on Tuesday amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed.
Zelenskyy's "historic" address will take place at 1700 GMT and will be shown on screens being installed in the Commons chamber.
It will follow British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's meetings with the leaders of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to discuss the crisis in the region and the need to boost security efforts in central Europe.
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First Published: Mar 08 2022 | 8:14 AM IST
