Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol as Russia warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
The Hindu
Here are the latest developments from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict
Russian forces continued the offensive on Ukraine as Ukranian officials reported that an art school where about 400 people had taken refuge in the port city of Mariupol was bombed.
Earlier this morning, Ukraine rejected Russian calls for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to lay down their arms in exchange for safe passage out of the city.
World leaders continued to rally around the war-torn country as New Zealand announced that it will be providing non-lethal military assisatance. Meanwhile, the White House announced that President Joe Biden will be travelling to Poland to discuss “the humanitarian and human rights crisis that Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked war on Ukraine has created,” with with President Andrzej Duda.
The mortal remains of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagaudar, a medical student from Karnataka, who was killed in Russian shelling in war-torn Ukraine, arrived at the airport in Bengaluru today.
The conflict began escalating on February 21, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and deployed troops in a peacekeeping role.
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Here are the latest updates:
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Students and parents face challenges registering for APAAR, a unique ID system for students in India, due to data discrepancies.
Autopsy report of Manipur family says victims were shot multiple times before bodies dumped in river
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3,000-odd volunteers participate in clean-up drive, which covered a five-kilometre stretch of the AS Canal