In response to Australia's sanctions on Russian private individuals and legal entities, Russia's Foreign Ministry decided to indefinitely deny entry to Russia to 235 Australian nationals.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll, reported by the office of Ukraine's prosecutor general, might increase. He blamed Ukraine's lack of air defences for the loss of life. Ukraine's prosecutor general said that 61 people had been reported wounded.
The Ukrainian frontline, which has been held by the country for several months in the special military operation zone, is expected to collapse this summer, TASS reported, citing Politico newspaper.
Russia fired 11 missiles towards the Trypilska power plant, Zelensky said. Ukrainian air defences downed the first seven missiles, but the next four completely destroyed the plant.
The Indian ambassador to Ukraine, Harsh Jain, paid a visit to Ivano-Frankivsk on Tuesday and met with governor Svitlana Onyshchuk as well as the members of the Indian diaspora in the city.
The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, has said that the war between Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas has been a learning experience for India, as it may face similar warfare practices from terror-hit regions on Pakistan's borders.
John Kirby said that the US House of Representatives should move the bill in order to help the US get security assistance for Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific.
China insists it "has always maintained an objective and impartial position" on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Yet, contrary to these words of assurance, China is aiding and abetting Russia's war of aggression against the Ukrainian people.
Noting the power of the tricolour in a foreign land, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it was the strength of the Indian flag that became his guarantee when so many people from India, as well as the youth, were trapped in Ukraine at the time of the conflict.
International aid from official donors rose in 2023 to a new all-time high of USD 223.7 billion, up from USD 211 billion in 2022, as provider countries increased aid flows to Ukraine and directed more humanitarian assistance to developing countries, according to preliminary data collected by