Russia-Ukraine war: 7 including 2 children killed in Russian airstrike in Kyiv

A Russian airstrike on a rural residential area in the Kyiv region killed at least seven people on Friday (March 7), including two children, Ukraine state police said in a statement. Police said the strike hit the village of Markhalivka, around 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the southwestern outskirts of the capital. (Reuters)

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New Delhi: As Russia’s war on Ukraine reached its day 9 on Friday (March 4), an attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia, which is now on fire has been reported as Moscow inches towards Enerhodar.

As per Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba, if this nuclear station blows up it can cause up to 10 times more damage than Chernobyl.

Meanwhile, the delegation of Russia and Ukraine sat for the second round of peace talks on Thursday that led to the agreement on a humanitarian corridor for the safe evacuation of the civilians.

Under India’s evacuation mission Operation Ganga, 6,400 stranded Indian nationals have been safely evacuated so far while another 18 flights have been scheduled for the day to bring more Indians home.

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04 March 2022

04 March 2022 23:54 IST

We continue to carefully follow developments regarding the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power reactors and facilities. India attaches the highest importance to ensuring the safety and security of nuclear facilities as any accident involving the nuclear facilities may have severe consequences: India at UNSC (ANI)

04 March 2022 23:51 IST

While we're discussing the nuclear dimension of this conflict, there is a pressing humanitarian crisis confronting us in Ukraine, where the safety of civilians including thousands of Indians is at stake. We hope that 2nd round of talks between the two sides leads to a safe humanitarian corridor: India UNSC