21st day of the attack on Ukraine: Ukraine claims - Russians capture Mariupol hospital, 400 hostages; 35-hour curfew in Kyiv

Today is the 21st day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia is constantly bombing civilian areas in Ukrainian cities. Many Indians were trapped during the attack. They are also being brought back via Russian cities. 3 Indians stranded in Kherson were evacuated via Simferopol and Moscow.

Here, Russia has captured the largest hospital in Mariupol. The deputy mayor here said that 400 people, including doctors and patients, were taken hostage by Russian troops. They are not being allowed to go out.

Today's Updates...

European Union regulators have asked some banks to scrutinize the transactions of all Russian and Belarusian customers, including residents of the European Union.

The US Senate has approved a resolution demanding a war crime investigation against Putin over the attack on Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said – We are concerned that Moscow may conduct a false campaign in Ukraine, possibly including chemical weapons.

The Canadian government has imposed severe sanctions on 15 more Russian officials.

This includes people from the government and military class. So far 500 Russians have been banned.

Britain is banning 370 high-profile Russians. It also includes Roman Abramovich.

Ukraine claims that about 13,500 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war. Several military types of equipment were also destroyed.

Operation Ganga update

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Indians will also be brought back via Belgorod and Kursk in Russia. This step will be taken under Operation Ganga. The Government of India launched Operation Ganga to bring back the stranded Indians in Ukraine. Under this, about 22,500 Indian citizens were able to return to India safely.

90 flights have been operated under Operation Ganga, out of which 76 were civilian flights and 14 were IAF flights. Evacuation flights arrived in India from Romania, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. Along with Indians, many citizens of 18 other countries have also been evacuated, including citizens of Bangladesh, Nepal, America, France, Canada, and Britain.

Russia's action, 13 American leaders including Biden banned

Russia has banned 13 American leaders, including President Joe Biden, from visiting their country. Apart from Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have also been banned.

Heads of 3 European countries meet Zelensky

The Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia met with President of Ukraine Zelensky. At the same time, President Biden will meet with EU and NATO officials in Brussels next week.

Signs of the agreement after 21 days, Ukraine distances itself from NATO

Ukraine's President Zelensky has hinted at a deal amid the increasing attack by the Russian military. He said- the country should accept that it will not become a member of the US-led NATO military alliance, which Russia is opposing.

Journalists were not even spared, so far 3 died

American TV channel Fox News senior photojournalist Pierre Zakarevsky and Ukrainian journalist Alexandra Kuvshinov died during coverage in Ukraine. His car was hit by a Russian firing. At the same time, Fox News correspondent journalist Benjamin Hall was injured. Earlier, American journalist Brent Renaud was killed in a Russian attack, and his fellow journalist Juan Arredondo was injured.

Russian business tycoon and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich, who was banned by European countries, has reached Moscow. Earlier on Monday, he appeared at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Abib, Israel's capital. Abramovich, a close aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin, left for Istanbul on a private jet and then reached Moscow.

The loss of Ukraine war so far...

A total of 12 Russian commanders have been killed since the invasion of Ukraine.

According to the UN, more than 30 million people have left Ukraine.

A US official says the Russian military has fired more than 950 missiles at Ukraine since the start of the war.

Ukraine says 97 children have died in the 20-day Russian attack.

Fines imposed for opposing Russia

The journalist protested during the live broadcast of the most popular show on the Putin-backed news channel. Thereafter he was taken into custody. After 14 hours of interrogation, he was fined and then released.

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