Hindustan Times News | 28th February 2022 | 8 AM

HT Daily News Wrap

More than 350 civilians in Ukraine & 3,500 Russian troops have been killed, Russian President placed the country's nuclear deterrent forces on a special alert, Manipur is voting today for the first phase of assembly elections and other top news in this bulletin.
More than 350 civilians in Ukraine and 3,500 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow began a “full-scale invasion” on Thursday, Kyiv has said. While Russia has not put out a figure on the number of deaths, its defence ministry spokesman said  “there are dead and wounded among our comrades.” The Kremlin’s offensive on Ukraine has entered the fifth day.   Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to hald talks at the Belarus border in the midst of escalating conflict, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Despite the decision to hold talks, Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine on Day 5.   Manipur is voting today for the first phase of assembly elections in 38 seats. The long-standing demand for repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) and jobs are among the key issues this time around in the state.   A rare special emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly has been called on Monday on the Ukraine war. India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the UN Security Council to call the session.   Russian President Vladimir Putin placed the country’s nuclear deterrent forces on a “special” alert on Sunday amid the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. “Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic area. I’m speaking about the illegitimate sanctions that everyone is well aware of. However, the top officials of the leading NATO countries also make aggressive statements against our country as well,”  he said.