Russia Ukraine Update: Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv; India asked citizens to move to the western part of the country for evacuation

Ukraine, Feb 28: The Indian embassy in Ukraine ask the citizen to move to the western part of Ukraine as the weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis and decided that Ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen VK Singh will travel to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation mission and help students there, as per government sources.

Ukraine is continuing to fight against the Russian invasion as the military operation announced by President Vladimir Putin entered day five. Ukraine on Monday claimed that 3,500 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow’s onslaught began last week, adding that over 200 soldiers were taken as prisoners of war.

In a significant breakthrough amid war, both the countries have agreed to hold talks on the border of Belarus “without preconditions“, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

As per The Kyiv Independent, Russia used Iskander missile systems to attack Zhytomyr Airport in Ukraine. The airstrikes were conducted from Belarus, using Russian ballistic missile launchers. Earlier, Belarus said it wouldn’t allow airstrikes from its territory amid Ukraine’s upcoming peace talks with Russia.

According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Kyiv is under Ukrainian control. The statement claimed that “All Russian efforts to occupy it have failed.”

Russian forces carried out missile strikes across Ukraine AirstrikesOleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, said. Airstrikes occurred in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv and air raid sirens went off in many others.