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Russia-Ukraine war: Putin blocks Facebook & restricts Twitter, signs law introducing jail terms for 'fake news' on army

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 05, 2022, 08:06:42 IST

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Russia-Ukraine war: Putin blocks Facebook & restricts Twitter, signs law introducing jail terms for 'fake news' on army

Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied that Russian troops were bombing Ukrainian cities, dismissing such information as fake, the Kremlin said Friday. Stay with TOI for the latest developments on Russia-Ukraine conflict

17:12 (IST) Mar 04

A total of 5,245 Indians airlifted from Romania to India till 3rd March: Indian govt

17:09 (IST) Mar 04

Russia's neighbours should not escalate tensions, says Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin urged Russia's neighbours on Friday not to escalate tensions, eight days after Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine. "There are no bad intentions towards our neighbours. And I would also advise them not to escalate the situation, not to introduce any restrictions. We fulfil all our obligations and will continue to fulfil them," Putin said in televised remarks.

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17:08 (IST) Mar 04

UK wants urgent UN Security Council meeting over Ukraine nuclear plant attack: Foreign minister

16:49 (IST) Mar 04

India abstains in UN Human Rights Council vote on establishing independent commission of inquiry on Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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16:35 (IST) Mar 04

EU to bar more Russian banks from SWIFT: Irish foreign minister

The next round of European Union sanctions will exclude more Russian banks from the SWIFT system and likely ban Russian ships from entering ports as well as some major Russian imports, Ireland's foreign minister said on Friday.

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16:15 (IST) Mar 04

3 Ukrainian troops killed, 2 wounded in Russian attack on nuclear plant

Ukrainian state nuclear company

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15:53 (IST) Mar 04

Building hit at nuke plant not part of reactor: UN official

The head of the United Nations' atomic agency a Ukrainian nuclear plant was hit by a Russian "projectile" but that the building that was hit was not part of the reactor. Earlier reports conflicted over what part of the plant was affected by a fire.

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15:48 (IST) Mar 04

UN nuclear watchdog head offers to travel to Chernobyl, negotiate with Ukraine and Russia to try to ensure security of Ukraine nuclear sites

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15:20 (IST) Mar 04

IAF's IL-76 planes kept on standby to evacuate Indians via Russia

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept two IL-76 military transport aircraft on standby to evacuate Indians who are stranded in conflict-hit eastern Ukrainian cities like Sumy and Kharkiv from Russian capital Moscow, officials said on Friday.As the Indians stranded in eastern Ukranian cities, where the fighting is the heaviest, cannot move to the western border of Ukraine, the IAF is planning to evacuate them from Moscow with the help of Russian military forces, the officials noted.

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15:17 (IST) Mar 04

Indians stranded in shelling-battered Sumy call for evacuation

A bunch of Indian students stranded in the Ukrainian town of Sumy took to social media to plead for evacuation.Staring at fast-depleting food and water supplies, they are posting updates every few hours, and urging the government to rescue them immediately before the situation worsens. According to several reports, trains and buses have stopped plying in Sumy, roads and bridges out of the city destroyed and fighting was underway on the streets.All routes blocked and no help from the embassy in sight, the students are worried about their well-being.

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15:08 (IST) Mar 04

Ukraine's president urges Russians to protest over attack on nuclear plant

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15:00 (IST) Mar 04

However deep crisis is, India's response is even bigger. We have brought thousands of students from Ukraine under Operation Ganga

PM Narendra Modi

14:58 (IST) Mar 04

Nato chief slams Russia 'recklessness' in Ukraine nuclear plant shelling

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14:52 (IST) Mar 04

Hyundai Motor continues suspension at Russian assembly plant

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co has not decided when to resume operations at its assembly plant in Russia's St Petersburg, it said on Friday, citing ongoing issues with components delivery."Safety of our employees and caring for our customers remains the utmost priority of Hyundai Motor. We sincerely hope the situation is resolved peacefully as soon as possible," Hyundai Motor said in a statement, referring to the conflict in Ukraine that has prompted widespread Western sanctions against Russia.Operations at Hyundai Motor's assembly plant in St Petersburg have been suspended since March 1

14:51 (IST) Mar 04

Poland arrests Spanish national suspected of spying for Russia

Poland has arrested a Spanish national of Russian origin on suspicion of participating in foreign intelligence activities, the Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Friday.The man, identified as an agent of Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU), was detained in Przemysl - near Poland's border with Ukraine - on the night of Feb. 27-28, ABW said in a statement.The agency said the man carried out operations to benefit Russia, and travelled in Europe and elsewhere under cover of being a journalist.

14:45 (IST) Mar 04

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees resumes urgent debate on Ukraine

14:20 (IST) Mar 04

SC appreciates Centre for evacuating Indians

The Supreme Court Friday took note of the Centre's submission that it has so far evacuated 17,000 stranded Indian students from the war zone in Ukraine, saying it appreciated the efforts but was concerned about the anxiety of people.The top court asked the Centre to consider setting up an “online helpline” for the parents and families of stranded students in Ukraine and to convey to the high courts not to take up the issue pertaining to the evacuation of students to avoid multiplicity of litigation.

14:09 (IST) Mar 04

47 people were killed in thursday's air strikes by Russia on Chernihiv city: Local authorities

14:03 (IST) Mar 04

Ukraine will not say date and time of new Russia talks in advance: Presidential advisor

13:59 (IST) Mar 04

Ukrainian refugees crossing the border into Poland in Kroscienko (AFP photo)