Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is day by day gaining fuel as the military trying hard to make Ukraine bend totally. The offensive is continued but at a significantly slower pace on Tuesday, Ukraine’s armed forces said.
Here are the latest updates from Russia Ukraine Conflict
- Russia in a statement warned that oil prices could surge to $300 a barrel and it might close the main gas pipeline to Germany if the West stops importing oil over the invasion of Ukraine.
- Shell has decided to phase out all purchases of Russian oil and gas, with an immediate halt to crude deals on the short-term market.
- Ukrainian forces have killed Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov near Kharkiv, the second Russian senior commander to die in the invasion, as per Russian reports.
- Ukraine says its military have killed more than 11,000 Russian troops. Russia has confirmed about 500 losses. Neither side has disclosed Ukrainian casualties, as per data.
- The World Bank approved $723 million in loans and grants for Ukraine. U.S. congressional negotiators announced to provide Ukraine billions of dollars in emergency aid.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Russia and United States should return to principle of peaceful co-existence like during the Cold War, as reported by IXFA.
- A Russian air strike on a bread factory in northern Ukraine killed at least 22 civilians, as reported by Ukraine officials.
- ‘No war’ protests in Russia Police hold up 5,020 people at Russia-wide protests against the invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent monitoring group.
- Russia understands North Korea’s decision to renew frequent missile launches.
- Ukraine regional governor says Ukraine has taken back a settlement in Mykolayiv area from Russian forces.
- Russia’s growing reliance on longer-range strikes on Ukrainian targets is increasing the number of civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, the Pentagon said.
- More than 2 million (20 lakh) people left Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, a statement by UN said.
- Evacuation of civilians from Ukrainian city of Sumy is under way, Ukrainian Presidential official reported.