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Ukraine-Russia highlights: EU to finance weapons deliveries to Ukraine, to close airspace to Russian airlines

Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the US and EU rushed ammunition and weapons to Kyiv

 Ukrainian tanks move on a road before an attack in Lugansk region (AFP)Premium
 Ukrainian tanks move on a road before an attack in Lugansk region (AFP)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said he’s open for talks with Russia. 

In a video message on Saturday, Zelenskyy said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev offered to help organize such talks. He added that “we can only welcome that."

27 Feb 2022, 10:38:38 PM IST

Russia admits 'killed and injured' troops in Ukraine

The Russian army on Sunday admitted that there were "killed and injured" soldiers among its troops in Ukraine on the fourth day of its invasion of the country, without specifying how many Russians had died there.

27 Feb 2022, 10:11:53 PM IST

EU will close its airspace to Russian airlines: Report

EU will close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund arms supplies to Ukraine, ban pro-Kremlin media, said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU commission.

“We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian registered or Russian-controlled aircraft including the private jets of oligarchs. Second, we will ban the Kremlin’s media machine in the EU," said Leyen.

27 Feb 2022, 10:05:05 PM IST

Ukrainian president says he is willing to 'try' Russia talks, but sceptical

Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was willing to "try" talks with Russia but is sceptical of them, as Kyiv and Moscow prepare to meet at Ukraine's border with Belarus on the fourth day of Russia's invasion.

27 Feb 2022, 08:59:08 PM IST

India sets up dedicated Twitter handle to assist in evacuation

A dedicated Twitter handle has been set up to assist in the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine.

27 Feb 2022, 07:53:05 PM IST

Canada to shut its airspace to Russian operators

Canada has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft operators effective immediately due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Canada's minister of transportation said on Sunday.

"We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine," Omar Alghabra wrote in a Twitter post.

27 Feb 2022, 07:29:54 PM IST

Ukraine has agreed to hold talks with with Russia

Ukraine has agreed to hold talks with Russia at the Belarus border, reported news agency AFP.

27 Feb 2022, 06:46:55 PM IST

President Putin orders nuclear deterrent forces on alert

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over Ukraine, reported news agency AP.

27 Feb 2022, 05:56:51 PM IST

Ukraine army secures Kharkiv, expelling Russian troops: Governor

Ukrainian forces had secured full control of Kharkiv on Sunday following street fighting with Russian troops in the country's second-biggest city, the local governor said.

"Kharkiv is fully under our control," the head of the regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said on Telegram, adding that the army was expelling Russian forces during a "clean-up" operation.

27 Feb 2022, 04:51:24 PM IST

Ukraine submits application against Russia to ICJ

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday his nation had submitted an application against Russia to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

"Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression. We request an urgent decision ordering Russia to cease military activity now and expect trials to start next week," Zelenskiy wrote on his Twitter.

27 Feb 2022, 04:08:44 PM IST

UNSC to hold special session on Ukraine 

A special UNSC session on Ukraine will be held at 3pm New York Time on 27 February (1:30 am IST on 28 February).

27 Feb 2022, 04:02:27 PM IST

Czechs refuse to play Russia in 2022 World Cup play-offs

The Czech Football Association said Sunday the national team would not play Russia in a potential 2022 World Cup play-off in March following the invasion of Ukraine.

"The Czech national team will in no case play a potential game against Russia in the World Cup play-offs," the Czech FA said in a statement, following the same decision by Sweden and Poland.

27 Feb 2022, 03:40:26 PM IST

Ukraine calls for Russia to lose UN Security Council seat

Ukraine's president has said that Russia should be thrown out of the United Nations Security Council following its invasion of his country.

27 Feb 2022, 03:18:26 PM IST

Internet connectivity in Ukraine affected 

Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet monitors said on Saturday.

27 Feb 2022, 02:31:27 PM IST

Russia has warned Ukraine its offensive will not stop for talks

The Kremlin on Sunday said it has warned Ukraine that Russia's military operation would be suspended during any potential talks, reported news agency Reuters, quoting local reports. 

27 Feb 2022, 01:06:17 PM IST

Last night was brutal: Ukraine President Zelenskiy

Ukraine President Zelenskiy said last night was brutal, there was shelling of civilian infrastructure.

27 Feb 2022, 12:10:00 PM IST

Russia claims to have besieged two big cities in south and southeast of Ukraine

Russian troops have "completely blocked" the southern Ukrainian cities of Kherson and Berdyansk and taken over the towns of Henichesk and an airport near Kherson, the RIA news agency quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying on Sunday.

27 Feb 2022, 11:22:17 AM IST

Russian troops enter Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian troops enter Ukraine's kharkiv - Adviser to Ukraine's interior minister

27 Feb 2022, 09:41:08 AM IST

Third flight with 240 Indian nationals from Hungary lands in Delhi

The third flight to Delhi with 240 Indian nationals has landed in Delhi after it took of from Hungary's Budapest under Operation Ganga.

27 Feb 2022, 07:42:39 AM IST

Russian forces blow up gas pipeline in Kharkiv

The Ukrainian president’s office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.

The State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection warned that the explosion, which it said looked like a mushroom cloud, could cause an “environmental catastrophe" and advised residents to cover their windows with damp cloth or gauze and to drink plenty of fluids

27 Feb 2022, 06:41:39 AM IST

Russian invaders 'frustrated' by stiff Ukraine resistance: Pentagon

Russia's invasion force is being slowed and frustrated by unexpectedly stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops, keeping them outside Kyiv, a senior US defense official said Saturday.

27 Feb 2022, 06:23:54 AM IST

Ukraine in fierce fight against advancing Russian forces

Huge explosions lit up the predawn sky south of Kyiv early Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said one of the blasts was near the Zhuliany airport, and the mayor of Vasylkiv, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the capital, said an oil depot there was hit.

27 Feb 2022, 06:22:32 AM IST

German government said it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine

Germany’s chancellery announced it will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 “Stinger" surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine “as quickly as possible.

27 Feb 2022, 06:22:32 AM IST

Russia’s space agency said it is suspending cooperation with its European partners in response to EU sanctions

In a Twitter post, Roscosmos said it would withdraw its personnel from the European space port in Kourou, French Guiana.

Several European satellites have been launched with Soyuz rockets from Kourou, and more were scheduled over the coming year.

27 Feb 2022, 06:22:32 AM IST

Germany to close airspace to Russian planes

Germany officials said that the country is preparing to close its airspace to Russian planes.

Transport Minister Volker Wissing backs such a measure and has ordered all preparations for this to be undertaken, his ministry said on Twitter

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