Now 11 days have passed since the war waged by Russia against Ukraine. The Ukrainian military has so far maintained a standoff for Russia. Ukraine’s attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the second largest city Kharkiv by Russia have not deterred the Ukrainian army, despite killing civilians.
The statue of Jesus Christ, located in the Armenian Cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine, has been removed from there for protection and kept in a bunker due to the Russian attack. The last time this statue was taken out was during World War II. Apart from this, other idols have also been covered by people to save them from destruction.
The Red Cross is providing humanitarian assistance to Indian citizens and students stranded in Sumy, Ukraine, in coordination with the Indian World Forum. Ihor Shapoval, the coordinator of the Red Cross in Sumy, has visited the university campuses. He has interacted with the stranded students here and assured them of early evacuation.
India is continuously sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which is facing Russian attack. On Sunday also, a special flight of the Indian Air Force sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine via Poland. In this, medicines, blankets, tents, surgical gloves, protective eye gear, water storage tanks etc. are being sent.
According to Ukrainian media, Russian forces today attacked two cities in the Zhytomyr region with missiles and destroyed 40 residential buildings. In addition, the ceasefire for the Humanitarian Corridor for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol has not been successful even today. Like yesterday, both the sides leveled allegations against each other.