Ukraine gave up its insistence on joining NATO, Zelensky said - Putin is like an 'animal' whose hunger never ends

All 694 Indian students were safely evacuated from war-torn Sumi a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meanwhile, Zelensky said his country would not insist on joining NATO. He also said NATO no longer wants him. Russia has been repeatedly asking Ukraine to distance itself from NATO.

Earlier, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told that soon after the opening of the Safe Humanitarian Corridor on Tuesday morning, all Indian students were sent to Poltava city by buses. Ukraine's deputy prime minister Irina Vereshchuk said the Russian military agreed to the ceasefire by writing a letter to the Red Cross. After this, no shells were fired from 9 am to 9 pm local time.

Russia also said it had stopped shelling in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol, in addition to Sumy. Humanitarian aid items will also be brought to war-torn Sumi through this corridor. Vereschuk reiterated, the proposal to evacuate people through Russia and Belarus will not be accepted at all. There has been heavy shelling and heavy destruction in Sumi for two days. Putin had assured PM Modi about the evacuation of the students. India had also raised the issue in the United Nations Security Council.

Students were trapped in cold weather without electricity and water

Electricity and water supply were disrupted in Sumi. Indian students were stuck in the snow here in extremely cold weather. Students will go by train from Poltava. After this, aircraft have been prepared under Operation Ganga.

52 Indian sailors evacuated from Mykolev

The Indian Embassy in Ukraine said that 52 of the 75 Indian sailors stranded at the Mykolev port in the war-torn country were rescued on Monday. Efforts are on to retrieve the rest.

2 million people from Ukraine took refuge in other cities

According to the United Nations, two million people from Ukraine have arrived in other countries as refugees in the past two weeks. Of the 2 million refugees, more than a million are non-Ukrainians.

Russia dropped a 500 kg bomb on Sumi

Ukraine alleged that Russia dropped 500 kg of bombs on the city of Sumy on Monday night. The Ministry of Culture tweeted, 18 civilians have been confirmed dead in this bombing. It has two children.

Zhytomyr, Chernyakhiv: Targeted oil depots

Russia targeted oil depots in airstrikes on the Ukrainian cities of Zhytomyr and Cherniakhiv on Tuesday.

Claim: Russia took 3 lakh people hostage in Mariupol

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba accused Russia of holding 300,000 people hostage in Mariupol. A child died without water.

US imposes sanctions on oil imports from Russia

US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on oil and energy imports from Russia. This could prove to be the toughest in a string of sanctions against the attack on Ukraine, as Russia's economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas exports.

Russia supplies 40 percent of Europe's oil requirement. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned that sanctions on Russian oil imports would have disastrous consequences. It is feared that the price of crude oil may go up to $ 300 per barrel.

Ukraine claims to have killed another Russian Major General

Ukraine has claimed the death of Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, the First Deputy Commander of Russia's 41st Army. Ukraine claims it has so far killed two Russian officers of the rank of Major General. Russia has not confirmed Gerasimov's death.

Ukraine claims: 12,000 Russian soldiers killed

Ukraine has claimed that it has killed close to 12,000 Russian soldiers so far. At the same time, Russia has claimed that it has destroyed 2,482 military bases in Ukraine. These include 87 combat posts, 79 radar stations.