As Russian missile tears into Kyiv, India says ‘deeply concerned at escalation’, US calls it ‘brutal’

The US has condemned the missile strikes on Ukraine, hours after Russia rained cruise missiles on cities, killing civilians and knocking out energy and warmth.

Firefighters work at a web site of an infrastructure object broken by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: US President Joe Biden has condemned the missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and promised to supply superior air protection techniques to counter the Russian menace. President Biden mentioned the assaults demonstrated “brutality” of Vladimir Putin’s “illegal war”, the White House mentioned in an announcement.

According to the Ukrainian army, Russia launched 84 cruise missiles at them on Monday, two days after a big explosion broken a key bridge connecting Russia to Crimea. Several essential infrastructure amenities had been broken throughout eight areas within the largest wave of strikes in months.

Responding to the strikes, India mentioned it isdeeply involved on the escalation of the battle in Ukraine, together with focusing on of infrastructure and deaths of civilians.

We reiterate that escalation of hostilities is in no ones curiosity. We urge rapid cessation of hostilities and the pressing return to the trail of diplomacy and dialogue. India stands able to assist all such efforts aimed toward de-escalation, the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned in an announcement.

Here are the highest developments within the story.

1) The US pledged superior air protection techniques and denounced “brutal” assaults that hit non-military targets, together with a college and a youngsters’s playground. At least 14 folks had been killed within the assaults that left many injured.

Horrific pictures rising from the blast proper within the coronary heart of Kyiv, which drives dwelling that no place in Ukraine is but protected. Looks like there are fatalities.
Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) October 10, 2022

2) The United Nations voted to reject Russia’s name to carry a secret poll on whether or not to sentence Moscow’s transfer to annex 4 partially occupied areas in Ukraine, hours after the missile strikes. The UN General Assembly determined, with 107 votes in favor, that it will maintain a public vote – and never a secret poll – on a draft decision that might condemn Russia’s “illegal so-called referenda” and the “attempted illegal annexation.” The vote on the decision would doubtless be on Wednesday, October 12.

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3) After missiles tore into Ukrainian cities, Kyiv denounced Russia as a “terrorist state” at an pressing UN General Assembly session because the West sought to underscore Moscow’s isolation. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed much more “severe” retaliation after the current explosion that broken a key bridge.

4) For Ukrainians, the winter seems grim after the current strikes. Russian assaults on crucial infrastructure have disrupted energy and water provide. Authorities in Kyiv requested civilians and companies to restrict power use, and the power ministry mentioned it was halting electrical energy exports to the European grid after the most important assault on the power system because the conflict started in February.

5) The lethal strikes on the cities of Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, had been among the worst Ukraine has seen for months.

6) Ukraine mentioned the collection of strikes confirmed Vladimir Putin was “desperate because of battlefield defeats” after current features by Ukrainian forces.

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7) Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev warned the retaliatory mass strikes had been solely the “first episode”. Russia reportedly used Iran-made Shahed-136unmanned aerial autos (UAVs) in its “first episode” of mass strikes as indicated by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelensky: We are coping with terrorists. Dozens of rockets, Iranian suicide drones. They have two goals. Energy infrastructure throughout the entire nation. The different purpose is folks. They have chosen the time and targets to hurt as many as potential. pic.twitter.com/E5GCnjnITb
Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) October 10, 2022

8) The Indian embassy in Ukraine has issued an pressing advisory asking all its residents to keep away from all non-essential journey to and from the war-torn nation. The Indian nationals have additionally been requested to maintain the Indian embassy knowledgeable about their whereabouts. India additionally condemned the newest escalation and referred to as for cessation of hostilities.

9) The European Union believes Russia’s missile assaults on civilians in Ukraine “amount to a war crime,” a spokesman for the bloc’s international coverage chief Josep Borrell mentioned on Monday.

10) Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Vladimir Putin in Belarus, mentioned Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine had been coaching Belarusian “radicals” for terror assaults, after asserting plans to deploy joint troops with Moscow.

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