Putin Goes To War In Ukraine | Live Updates

Adviser to Ukraine President Office says more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers dead and several dozen wounded: Reuters

Boris Johnson to address the nation

UK PM Johnson to address the nation on Ukraine situation Thursday morning, reports AFP quoting office

Ukraine President calls on Russians to come out and protest against the war

India expands the Control Room to function 24*7

Massive Sanctions Incoming

German foreign minister says EU, NATO, G7 to launch 'massive sanctions' against Russia

Bloodbath On Dalal Street

Sensex down by 2500 points, below 55,000

Nifty gives up 16,300

People living in territories which are part of today’s Ukraine were not asked how they want to build their lives when the USSR was created or after WW2. People living in today’s Ukraine, anyone who want to do this, must be able to enjoy this right to make a free choice: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin

The current events have nothing to do with a desire to infringe on the interests of Ukraine & Ukrainian people. They are connected with defending Russia from those who have taken Ukraine hostage & are trying to use it against our country 

Lithuania moves to declare state of emergency after Russia invades Ukraine

The Baltic state, once ruled from Moscow but now part of NATO and the European Union, will also propose that further sanctions should be imposed on Belarus, as Russian troops attacked Ukraine from Belarus as well.

Two towns in Luhansk region of Ukraine under separatist control

Russian-backed separatists say they now control two towns in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Ukraine says at least 7 killed, 9 wounded by Russian shelling.

Kerala CM writes to EAM S Jaishankar to intervene and ensure the safety of 2320 students from the state in Ukraine; requests EAM to make necessary arrangements for their return by arranging special flights

Russia's RTS Index plunges by almost 50%

Ukraine says killed 'around 50 Russian occupiers'

77 stocks on BSE 500 index hit their 52-week low levels

At 2:33 pm, Sensex was trading at 55,021, down by 2211 points. Nifty was trading at 16,383.25, down by 680 points.

No special flights to Kyiv from India

India cancels special flights to Kyiv after Ukraine shuts airspace, embassy issues helpline numbers

'Inflict maximum losses'

The head of the Ukrainian military said Thursday he had received orders from President Volodymyr Zelensky to repel a Russian invasion of his country. "The supreme commander the Armed Forces of Ukraine gave orders to inflict maximum losses against the aggressor," Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Valeriy Zaluzhny said.

Ukrainian President calls for help

Ukrainian president urges world leaders to provide defence assistance, help protect Ukraine's airspace from Russia, reports AP

It's a case of blatant aggression which started at 5 o'clock in the morning. We have confirmed information that a lot of Ukrainian aerodromes, military airports, military installations were attacked by bombs & missile attacks: Dr Igor Polikha, Ambassador of Ukraine to India

Belarus leader says his army not taking part in Ukraine invasion: news agency AFP

Russian Military vehicles entering Ukraine from Crimea: AP

Security camera footage shows a line of Russian military vehicles crossing into Ukraine from Russian-annexed Crimea.

At least eight people killed, 9 wounded in Russian shelling: says Ukraine

At least eight people have been killed and nine were wounded by the Russian shelling, an advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs said on Thursday as Russia has launched massive air and ground assault on the neighbouring country.

The border guard said separately Russian military columns have crossed Ukrainian border into Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Luhansk regions.

Denmark shuts Ukraine embassy

Citing safety concerns, Denmark's foreign ministry shuts down its embassy in Ukraine capital Kyiv, according to a notice on its web page

India exploring contingency plans including activating alternate air routes to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) held a series of high-level meetings to put into operation certain contingency plans in view of the rapidly changing situation in Ukraine 

Here's how world leaders reacted to Putin's Military Operation in Ukraine:

• President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said that “the use of force that causes innocent casualties is not justified in any case, and Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial preservation must be guaranteed.” He added that South Korea would be joining the economic sanctions against Russia.
• Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission said that the bloc condemned Russia’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine and the “cynical arguments to justify it.”
• President Biden plans to impose what he called “severe sanctions” against Russia on Thursday during a public address on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as explosions rocked cities across the country and signaled the start of a large-scale assault. “Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” Biden said.
• President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Twitter that his country “firmly condemns Russia’s decision to wage war against Ukraine" and that “Russia must immediately put an end to all its military operations.”
• Prime Minister Arturs Krisjanis Karins of Latvia called for a consultation among NATO member nations based on Article 4.
• “Russia has chosen war,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia said at a news conference on Thursday afternoon during which he condemned the “brutal invasion” of Ukraine and denounced Russia’s “unilateral hostile actions."

Europe's natural gas futures jump 31%

Russia provided more than a third of the European Union’s gas, much of it running through pipelines in Ukraine.

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has said that not just oil & natural gas, but various other essential commodities like wheat may face the brunt.

“Grain prices can also go up because Ukraine and Russia contribute a great amount of wheat exports to the world,” Rajan said in an interview to CNBC.

Russia faces "unprecedented isolation" over its attack on Ukraine and will be hit with the "harshest sanctions" the EU has ever imposed, says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel: news agency AFP

"This is not a question of diplomatic power games. It is a matter of life and death."