01 Mar , 2022 By : monika singh
Russia Ukraine Crisis Live News: The Russian military convoy of armoured vehicles, tanks, artillery and support vehicles was 17 miles (25 kilometers) from the centre of Kyiv and stretched for about 40 miles, according to satellite images released by Maxar Technologies, reported AP. The photos also showed ground forces and ground attack helicopter units in southern Belarus, as per AP.
Meanwhile, India’s efforts to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine continue as the conflict with Russia entered day 6 on Tuesday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took to twitter today and informed that the ninth ‘Operation Ganga’ flight carrying 218 Indian nationals, has departed from Bucharest, Romania and its on its way to New Delhi. ‘Operation Ganga’ is the initiative launched by the government of India to bring back its citizens stuck in Ukraine. The government has also set up 24×7 control centres to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals through the border crossing points with Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovak Republic. A Twitter handle, ‘OpGanga Helpline’, has also been dedicated to the mission, where all information regarding evacuation process and advisories of embassies are shared to keep everyone up-to-date.
A US-based charitable non-profit organisation here has launched a helpline to help evacuate international students stranded in war-ravaged Ukraine by arranging for transportation to the nearest border check post and making arrangements for food and other essential supplies for their journey.
Russian teams were suspended from all international soccer, including qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup, as Moscow was pushed toward pariah status in sports for its invasion of Ukraine. World soccer body FIFA and European authority UEFA banned Russian national and club teams from their competitions “until further notice.” Russia's men's national team had been scheduled to play in World Cup qualifying playoffs in just three weeks' time. “Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” FIFA and UEFA said in a joint statement. The high-level punishment involving sports and politics — something not seen for decades — came after the International Olympic Committee pushed dozens of sports governing bodies to exclude Russian athletes and officials from international events.
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