Ukraine president Volodymyr has sought help from the US
Ukraine is facing a brutal Russian invasion, taking notes from the current situation, Russian forces have already started bombing the cities. The death toll reached 352 yesterday. Due to harsh conditions, the World Bank announced aid worth $3 Billion for Ukraine.
According to US officials, US President Joe Biden is set to announce a ban on Russian aircraft from using US airspace during his State of the Union speech, US media has reported. Canada and several other European nations have already closed their airspace to Russian planes following Ukraine's invasion.
Due to the heart wrenching invasion, the World Bank has announced that it is preparing a $3 billion aid package for Ukraine, which will include at least $350 million in immediate funds.
Russia hasn't conquered any Ukrainian city yet, therefore the forces have started targeting civilian and administrative buildings in major cities. Satellite images show a 64-km long Russian military column outside Kyiv. Russia's defence ministry has urged residents to flee.
Almost ten people have been killed as Russian forces strike the local government headquarters at Kharkiv, Ukraine's second major city after the capital Kyiv.
Eight more were killed in an airstrike on a residential building, officials say. As per the report, 21-year-old Indian student, Naveen Shekharappa, was killed in the shelling.
The Indian Govt. has already started to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine. India will operate 26 flights over the next three days to fly back Indian citizens who have moved from Ukraine to neighbouring countries.
Besides Romania's Bucharest and Hungary's Budapest, airports in Poland and the Slovak Republic will also be used, the government has said.
Looking into the tough situation, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken to US President Joe Biden over the phone and stressed that it is important to stop "aggressor" Russia "as soon as possible".
President Zelensky has asked the European Union to "prove" it is with Ukraine by accepting it as a member.
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