Russia-Ukraine War Updates: President Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv
Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, while India, China, and UAE abstained from the vote.
Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital on Friday, with explosions and gunfire sounding in the city as the invasion of a democratic country fuelled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered international efforts to make Moscow stop. With reports of hundreds of casualties from the warfare — including shelling that sliced through a Kyiv apartment building and pummelled bridges and schools — there also were growing signs that Vladimir Putin’s Russia may be seeking to overthrow Ukraine’s government. Meanwhile, Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, while India, China, and UAE abstained from the vote. The vote was 11 in favor, one against, and three abstentions. India abstained from voting saying that the path of the “diplomacy was given up”. Meanwhile, to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine, Air India will operate three flights to the Romanian capital Bucharest and one flight to the Hungarian capital Budapest by Saturday.
Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the US government but turned down the offer. Zelenskyy said in response: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” according to a senior American intelligence official with direct knowledge of the conversation, who described Zelenskyy as upbeat. Invading Russian forces closed in on Ukraine’s capital on Saturday, in an apparent encircling movement after a barrage of airstrikes on cities and military bases around the country.
Russia attacks one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv
#RussiaUkraineCrisis Russia attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv. The attack was repulsed: AFP quotes Ukraine’s Army which confirmed the same on its verified Facebook page
— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: 2 saboteurs captured near Koblevo
Two saboteurs were captured near Koblevo. They are already testifying to the relevant service agency. This was reported by the head of the public council at the Odessa regional state administration, Serhiy Bratchuk. Shooting and explosions are going on in the city.
Kyiv: Russia attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue
Russia attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv. The attack was repulsed: AFP quotes Ukraine’s Army which confirmed the same news on its verified Facebook page.
Polytechnic Institute metro station in Kyiv closed inside with gates
The metro station “Polytechnic Institute” in Kyiv was closed inside with gates, i.e. it is temporarily impossible to enter it from outside People there reported about this incident by phone.
Indian citizens advised to not to move to any of border posts without prior coordination govt officials: Embassy of India in Kyiv
