Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions, warning other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to “consequences you have never seen.” Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of an Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine’s democratically elected government. U.S. President Joe Biden pledged new sanctions meant to punish Russia for an act of aggression that the international community had for weeks anticipated but could not prevent through diplomacy. Putin justified it all in a televised address, asserting the attack was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine — a ...

On Thursday, the situation between Russia and Ukraine escalated, leading to rising concern about the Kashmiri students stuck in Ukraine. Nasir Khuehami, president of the Jammu Kashmir Students' Association, took to Twitter and said that he spoke to Kashmiri students studying in Ukraine and that he was informed that the situation was completely fine until a few days ago and that the University classes were going on in offline mode, as per the norm. However, today in the wee hours, around 5 am, Gunshots were heard. The noise of which led them to get up from sleep. And since then the situation was not normal and there was uncertainty all around. A student told him that they are in the city of Kharkiv, which is about 30 km away from the border. "As soon as the firing started, I called...

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced it had begun strikes against military targets across Ukraine, with explosions heard in major cities after military infrastructure was targeted by Ukraine. As per Reuters, Russia has claimed that it has destroyed Ukraine airbases, air defenses, while Ukraine has claimed that it has downed five Russian airplanes. The news came after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order authorizing the immediate use of force as part of a "special operation" in the Donbass. Citing requests from local leaders for support, Putin said he would "take decisive and immediate action" to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" Ukraine. Kiev's foreign minister, Dmitry Kuleba, issued a statement in which he declared that Moscow "has just launched a full-scale inva...