A Russian governor has accused Ukrainian helicopters of bombing a fuel storage depot in western Russia, sparking a huge fire, in Kyiv s first reported air strike on Russian soil.
Two days after Russia announced it would significantly scale back operations near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv, US President Joe Biden stated that there’s “no clear evidence” that Moscow is doing as it said it would. This comes as Kyiv suburbs continued to be shelled. Meanwhile, Turkey has said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba may meet within two weeks for peace talks. Turkey hosted negotiators from both sides earlier this week. Follow IndiaToday.in for LIVE updates on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Officials in Kyiv accused the Russian troops of taking an 'unspecified number of captive Ukrainian servicemen' with them as they vacated the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
As Russia and Ukraine resumed peace talks via video conference, a Ukrainian airstrike was reported from Russia's Belgorod. Video footage of the purported attack showed what looked like several missiles being fired from low altitude, followed by an explosion. This was the first reported airstrike by Ukraine on Russian soil. Ukraine's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said he could not confirm or deny reports of Ukrainian involvement in the strike as he did not have military informatio. Meanwhile, emergency relief and evacuation convoys for the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol remained in doubt following reports of Russian interference. Follow IndiaToday.in for LIVE updates on the Russia-Ukraine war.
A Maxar satellite image taken on March 10 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine shows Russian forces have begun to pull out of, according to the US.