Bhubaneswar: It’s been 22 days of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with humanitarian crisis soaring in the war-ravaged country. The UN says over 3 million people have fled war-torn Ukraine.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian army has claimed that Russia has lost over 13,800 personnel. We take a look at the main developments:
- Ukraine War Could Cut Global Growth by Over One Percentage Point in First Year After Invasion: OECD;
- Operation Ganga Not Over, Still Trying to Rescue Those Willing to Return: MEA;
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine Largely Stalled on All Fronts: UK Defence Min;
- Russia Ally Uzbekistan Calls for Swift Halt to Ukraine Conflict;
- At Least 21 Dead After Russian Strikes Hit School, Cultural Centre in Merefa;
- Russian-European Mars Mission Suspended Over Ukraine War: ESA;
- Russia Building New ‘Wall’ Against Freedom: Zelenskyy to German MPs;
- ‘Russia must stop this war now’, pleads UN chief;
- Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber attacks;
- Belarus started mass summoning of persons liable for military service;
- Australia threatens China with sanctions for backing Russia;
- Facebook removes deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky;
- Neutrality for Ukraine is on the table, says Russian FM;
- Russian invasion ‘largely stalled on all fronts’, says UK intel;
- Large convoy of military equipment heads to Russian border in Belarus;
- UN says over 3 million people have fled war-torn Ukraine;
- Putin calls pro-Western Russians ‘national traitors’;
- Ukraine destroys Russia’s 2 Su-34, 3 destroyers Vachi Su-34CM, 3 helicopters;
- UK Foreign Secretary to visit India in March-end amid Russia-Ukraine war;
- 6 countries call for UNSC meet over Ukraine crisis;
- Ukrainian President Zelensky signs law on cloud services on March 16;
- Canada imposes sanctions on 15 more Russian officials;
- US welcomes ICJ order asking Russia to suspend military operations in Ukraine;
- FAO chief economist warns of Ukraine conflict’s possible heavy toll on food security;
- UK to provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak, confirms Defense Ministry;
- Ukraine’s military says it hit Kherson airport;
- Netflix re-airs ‘Servant of the people’, a 2015 TV show starring Zelenskyy;
- China ‘will never attack Ukraine’, says envoy;
- Air Serbia bans flights to and from Russia;
- Zelenskyy says plans are already in place to restore Ukraine.