Russia Ukraine War March 22 News: The Russia-Ukraine war is into the fourth week and despite many emergency summits and calls for negotiations, the ground realities remain as destructive as ever. US President Joe Biden, who set to visit Europe this week, has once again warned the world against more damages that Ukraine may see. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ‘back is against the wall in Ukraine,’ Biden said today adding that this may lead to use of chemical or biological weapon in the country. Biden has also warned the American companies for cyberattacks by Russian hackers.

While lauding the unity shown by major global powers against Putin, Biden said that India’s ‘response’ was somewhat ‘shaky’. It should be noted that India has abstained on the United Nation’s resolution against Russia. Even when an Indian judge was part of an ICJ ruling against Moscow, India’s Ministry of External Affairs distanced itself from it and said that Judge Dalveer Bhandari acted in ‘personal capacity’. This is not the first time that the US has expressed its angst over India’s stance. Recently, while talking about New Delhi’s Decision to buy discounted crude oil from Russia, the Biden administration had said that India should see where it want to stand when the history books are written about this period.

The Russian Defence Ministry, in its latest briefing says that its troops will use ‘high-precision weapons’ to target critical infrastructure across Ukraine. Russia has already fired the hypersonic missiles into Ukraine over the weekend. Moscow has refuted the claim by Kyiv that over 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began on February 24 last month. The data by Russian ministry says that 9,861 Russians were killed in the conflict. Over 16,000 have been injured, says Russia. Even if this number is lower than what Kyiv claimed, the figures are much higher that what Western powers had estimated.

Latest satellite images show huge plumes of smoke rising from major cities. There are also report of flooding in Irpin River. Mariupol, which has seen the worst attacks so far, has turned into a ghost town. The US says that the Russian forces have increased the number of daily sorties to 300. Russia has been using the dominance in airspace to launch rockets, cruise missiles into Ukrainian territories. While Russia has claimed that it is only targeting military infrastructures, the bombing in Kyiv, Kharkiv etc show total destruction of civilian areas as well.

The horror of war is getting stark by every passing minute. Boris Romanchenko, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, was killed in Kharkiv shelling. Romanchenko had survived Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp during the Second World War.

Russia’s coupon payment on a sovereign bond maturing in 2029 was processed by correspondent bank JPMorgan Chase & Co, a Reuters report said . This is the second time that Russia has narrowly averted default.