Ukraine updates

Mon, 28 February 2022

13:52

Union Min Romania and Moldova, Kiren Rijiju will go to Sloisters Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd) VK Singh will be going to neighboring countries of Ukraine as Special Envoys of India. Scindia will look after Romania and Moldova, Kiren Rijiju will go to Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri will go to Hungary and Gen (Retd) VK Singh will be in Poland to manage the evacuation of Indians stuck in Ukraine.

-- The Latvian Parliament unanimously authorises Latvian nationals to fight in Ukraine if willing.

-- Russia's military says it has established air supremacy over Ukraine.

-- Greece on Monday closed its airspace for all Russian aircraft in line with a European Union decision, the country's civil aviation authority said.

Image: People fleeing Russia's military operation against Ukraine walk toward the Shehyni border crossing to Poland. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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