Russia-Ukraine war

Over 1000 Ukrainian Troops Surrendered In Mariupol, Says Russia

KYIV: More than 1000 Ukrainian soldiers including women surrendered before Russian forces in the southeastern port city of Mariupol in the besieged former Soviet state, Russia said on Wednesday. Out of the 1000 troops, 162 personnel are officers and 47 female service members, said Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov, according to Russian news […]

PM Modi Meets Russian FM Lavrov, Conveys India’s Readiness To Contribute To Peace Efforts

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov here on Friday, and conveyed “India’s readiness to contribute in any way to the peace efforts”. As per a release by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Modi reiterated his call for an early cessation of violence. The Russian foreign minister briefed […]

Stability Of International Order In Question: PM Modi On Russia-Ukraine War

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the war in Ukraine had “raised questions about the stability of the international order” and called for deepening regional cooperation among south and south-east Asian countries. Virtually addressing the 5th BIMSTEC Summit, PM Modi called up BIMSTEC member states — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri […]

Russia Steps Up ‘Indiscriminate Shelling’ In Ukraine’s Urban Areas: UK Intel

  NEW DELHI: Russian forces continue to encircle a number of cities across eastern Ukraine, said the UK’s Ministry of Defence in a recent intelligence update, adding that the troops have had very little success in capturing these cities over the past week. The intensity of the strafe from the Russian side has grown dramatically […]

Why Reporters Choose To Face Death To Cover Violence — It’s A Vocation

The killing of a freelance filmmaker-journalist in Ukraine on Sunday stirred up some long-latent memories. I was reminded of the day I learnt the meaning of the word, speechless. I couldn’t utter a sound, try as hard as I might. Not for several interminable minutes. It was the summer of ‘94, and I had just […]

Czech, Polish & Slovenian PMs To Visit Kyiv To Show EU’s Support For War-hit Ukraine

NEW DELHI: Prime Ministers of three European countries — Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia — will visit Kyiv as representatives of the European Council today to show “unequivocal support” to Ukraine amid war with Russia. Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia, and Prime Minister Mateusz Moawiecki of […]

Turkey Brings Russian, Ukrainian FMs Together At Antalya Forum, Gives Platform to Taliban

NEW DELHI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba both appeared at Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Friday, a source invited to the event confirmed to The New Indian. This is the first high-level contact between two adversaries since Russia’s attack on Ukraine about a fortnight back. Speaking at the event, Ukrainian […]

EXCLUSIVE: Satellite Images Show Flooding Near Kyiv By Ukraine To Stop Russian Advances

NEW DELHI: Satellite images released by Planet Labs PBC on Wednesday showed flooding in north of Kyiv, which analysts believe, was done intentionally by the Ukrainian troops to stop the advance of Russian soldiers last week.  The images were captured by Dove satellites on February 22 and February 28. Russian troops started invading the former […]

3000 Indians Airlifted from Ukraine on Saturday Under Operation Ganga

NEW DELHI: About 3,000 Indians were airlifted on Saturday by 15 special flight from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries under India’s evacuation drive Operation Ganga,  according to the press release issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. These 15 special flights included 12 special civilian and 3 Indian Air Force flights. Under Operation Ganga, over 13,700 Indians […]

Indian Evacuation From Kharkiv, Pisochyn To Be Completed Today, Focus On Sumy: MEA

NEW DELHI: The evacuation of Indian nationals from Kharkiv and Pisochyn of war-hit Ukraine will be completed in the next few hours, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, adding that now the main focus is on evacuating students from Sumy city. Addressing media persons here, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India will continue to […]