Russia-Ukraine War Day 8 Highlights: Top Russian major general killed in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine War Day 8 Highlights: As the war between Russia and Ukraine escalates, the Ukrainian officials have confirmed Russia's capture of southern city Kherson, reported AFP. The death toll in the Russia and Ukraine war has been increasing.

The United Nation stated that 752 civilian casualties have been reported in Ukraine as a result of Russia's invasion of the country. The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said as of midnight on March 1 it has recorded 752 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the beginning of the war by Russia.

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The Russia-Ukraine war death toll has been rising rapidly. There seems no solution to the war between the two nations as the world's diplomatic leaders failed to convince Russia's President Vladimir Putin to put an end to war.

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Ukraine claimed that it has killed over 6,000 Russian soldiers since the beginning of the war. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to meet for the second round of talks on Thursday.

Russia-Ukraine War Day 8 Highlights:

17:58 pm | Russia-Ukraine conflict: War crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation

17:56 pm | Ukrainian delegation reportedly flying to negotiations with Russia, could start in around two hours — Ukrainian Presidential Office

17:54 pm | Excellent productive meeting with Peter Szzijarto, Minister for Foreign Affairs&Trade of Hungary. Have facilitated repatriation of over 2000 students already & are helping us in every way, tweets Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

17:43 pm | UN says hike in nuclear threat over Ukraine shows 'all of humanity' at risk.

17:38 pm | Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students who returned from Ukraine in Varanasi today. These students shared their experiences with him. The students were from Varanasi as well as other parts of Uttar Pradesh.

17:22 pm | The first four IAF C-17 aircraft under Operation Ganga evacuated 798 Indians using airfields in Romania, Hungary and Poland. They also supplied 9.7 tons of relief material: Indian Air Force

17:17 pm | Czech government declares state of emergency anticipating a major influx of Ukrainian refugees

17:12 pm | All students coming from Ukraine must get vaccinated immediately if not already done so: Govt

17:05 pm | CPI MP Binoy Vishwam writes to the Prime Minister and seeks urgent evacuation of Indians still stranded in the Eastern part of Ukraine.

17:03 pm | Shovelling sand into bags and collecting bottles to make Molotov cocktails, volunteers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro are preparing for an onslaught from invading Russian troops

16:55 pm | IKEA halts operations in Russia, Belarus

16:51 pm | Governor of Ukraine's Kherson Region says Russian Forces have control of Regional Administration Building (in Kharkiv)

16:45 pm | Ukraine deputy PM slams NATO, says it has 'blood on its hands'

16:25 pm | Ready for 'peace' but will destroy Ukrainian military, says Russia

16:05 pm | Kota, Rajasthan | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arranged a call for the parents of a student, who thanked External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar for the safe evacuation of their daughter from Ukraine

16:03 pm | The southern city of Kherson is de facto controlled by the Russian invaders since March 2.

The city mayor said that "for the Ukrainian flag to continue flying over us" he negotiated with the Russian forces several conditions, including:

1. Strict curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

2. Cars are only allowed to drive in daylight.

3. Only cars carrying necessary supplies such as food and medicine can enter the city.

4. Citizens can walk alone or in groups of two people. They have to stop when demanded. They must not confront the Russian forces.

16:01 pm | Russia takes over Kharkiv. Russian forces set up rules. Ukrainians must obey all this.

15:55 pm | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met the family of a student stranded in Ukraine in his home constituency Kota "Govt of India is committed and serious efforts are underway to evacuate the stranded Indian students from Ukraine," he says

15:52 pm | President Zelensky vows to rebuild Ukraine after war, says Russia 'will reimburse us for everything you did against our state'

15:43 pm | Ukraine says 34 civilians killed in Kharkiv region, no water or power in Mariupol city

15:40 pm | Russian foreign minister Lavrov accuses Western politicians of considering 'nuclear war', which is 'not in the heads of Russians'

15:38 pm | Eight students from the Sumy university, through a video on social media, requested the Indian government to rescue them.

15:20 pm | Top Russian major general killed in Ukraine

15:19 pm | This (evacuation of Indians) should be our priority. PM rightly spoke to the Russian President, talks are going on with Ukrainian Foreign Ministry too. Contacts were established with rest of the bordering nations too: Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi

15:15 pm | Three more IAF C-17 have taken off for Romania, Hungary and Poland today. Video of a C-17 taking off from Budapest, Hungary: Indian Air Force (IAF)

15:00 pm | Today 8 flights will arrive in Bucharest & will take around 1800 citizens to India. Yesterday 6 flights carrying around 1300 citizens left from Bucharest. Now I am going to border point Siret. There are 1000 students in Siret: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Romania

14:30 pm | Indian Air Force’s C-17 aircraft in action; 800 Indians brought back

14:11 pm | Ukraine's air defense shoots down a Russian fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 flying over Irpin, a satellite city of Kyiv.

13:52 pm | Ukraine claims that 9000 Russian soldiers have been killed; 217 tanks & 90 artillery systems destroyed.

13:35 pm | Just completed a MEA consultative committee meeting on developments in Ukraine. A good discussion on the strategic and humanitarian aspects of the issue. Strong and unanimous message of support for efforts to bring back all Indians from Ukraine: EAM Dr S Jaishankar

13:22 pm | Vladimir Putin's wax statue removed from the Paris museum

12:55 pm | Russian and Belarus athletes banned from Winter Paralympics: International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

12:51 pm | Germany to deliver 2,700 further anti-air missiles to Ukraine: sources

12:41 pm | Brent crude topped $117 per barrel and is now up almost 20% on the week, while everything from coal to natural gas and aluminium are on fire as Western nations tighten sanctions on Russia

12:32 pm | Attorney General KK Venugopal tells Supreme Court that the Centre has sent ministers to ensure the safe evacuation of Indians who have crossed the Ukrainian border and so far Ukraine is considered everyone is being allowed to cross into neighbouring countries.

09:15 am | Fourth IAF aircraft carrying Indians rescued from Ukraine arrives at Hindan airbase near Delhi; MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt interacts with the evacuees. "I welcome you all on your safe return to our motherland... PM Modi himself is monitoring all developments," he says.

09:00 am | "Our Embassy in Ukraine is in continuous touch with Indian nationals in Ukraine. We note that with the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities, many students have left Kharkiv yesterday. We have not received any reports of any hostage situation regarding any student," MEA stated.

08:45 am | A number of cities and towns in Ukraine, including Okhtyrka and Kharkiv sustained heavy damages after Russian shelling. In Kharkiv, Russian strikes hit at least 3 schools and Kharkiv’s Assumption Cathedral. In Okhtyrka, dozens of residential buildings were destroyed.

08:30 am | 752 civilian casualties as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine, says United Nation.

08:15 am | Ukrainian officials confirm Russia's capture of southern city Kherson, reports AFP

08:00 am | Russia and Ukraine have agreed to meet for the second round of talks today.

-PTC News