Kiev: Russian-backed rebel artillery shells are reportedly raining down on eastern Ukraine with the support of the Russian military. Thus, the height of the war is tense. Russia has decided to seize the country to prevent neighboring Ukraine from joining NATO. For this, Ukraine has amassed 1.5 lakh troops around the border. As the United States and European nations rallied in support of Ukraine, the threat of World War III loomed large.
Russia, meanwhile, is launching an indirect war amid international pressure. The attack is being staged in eastern Ukraine by Russian-backed rebel forces. Russian-backed rebel forces have been fighting in eastern Ukraine since 2014. About 14,000 of them have been killed. The ceasefire agreement was signed in 2015. Luhansk and Donetsk regions are under rebel control. Rebellious forces have begun a civil war, with Russian forces concentrating on large-scale attacks there.
Bombs have been heard here for the past few days. In addition, 7 lakh people living in rebel-held areas have been issued Russian refugee passports. They have been safely sent to Russia. Following this, the rebels moved their forces to the provincial border. It is reported that a series of artillery shells were heard from the Luhask and Donetsk regions yesterday. About 1400 assault incidents are said to have taken place.
The rebels also said that the Ukrainian army had tried to attack the rebel force by air and that it had been repulsed. But the Ukrainian government has denied this. As war breaks out in Ukraine at any moment, Germany and Austria have ordered their compatriots to leave immediately. Russia, meanwhile, has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, launching a massive nuclear test yesterday. The exercise continued yesterday. Meanwhile, French President Macron spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday as a last-ditch effort. Putin has vowed that Russia will take action to stop the attack on eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine calls for talks
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky, who met with US Vice President Kamala Harris in Munich yesterday, said: “I do not know what the Russian president wants. So I propose to meet him and negotiate. Putin can decide where this meeting will take place. Ukraine will continue to pursue only the legal path to a peaceful settlement. ” There was no response from the Russian side to the call.
Echoed around the world
In an interview yesterday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “If Russia launches a war on Ukraine, we will announce unprecedented sanctions on Russia. Russian companies will be banned from trading in pounds and US dollars. This will severely affect the Russian economy. Russia has already begun to implement their plan. They only plan to enter Ukraine via Donbass from the east. They will also attack the capital, Kiev. After 1945, Russia may have planned to launch a major war on Europe. If Russia launches a war on Ukraine, it will not stop there. It will definitely resonate around the world. “
Instruct the Indians to leave immediately
As tensions escalate in Ukraine, the Union Foreign Ministry has reiterated its call for the immediate evacuation of Indians there. Special flights will be operated to Ukraine on the 22nd, 24th and 26th to pick up the Indians. The U.S. government says there are about 20,000 Indians there, including students.