On March 3, the war between Russia and Ukraine continued, and some new situations emerged.
After Putin ordered the continuation of "special military operations", the Russian army continued to strengthen its offensive against major Ukrainian cities.
Ukrainian officials confirmed on the 3rd that Russian troops have occupied the important town of Kherson in southern Ukraine. At this point, Kherson became the first major city to fall in Ukraine since the outbreak of war on the 24th of last month.
Kherson is the capital of Kherson Oblast, located in southern Ukraine, at the mouth of the Dnieper River, strategically located.
For Ukraine, the fall of Kherson means that Russia will control more of its southern coastline. Next, the Russian army is likely to use Kherson as a springboard to advance westward to Odessa, the fourth largest city in Ukraine.
In addition to Odessa, other important towns in Ukraine, such as the capital Kiev, the second largest city Kharkiv, and the southern port city of Mariupol, are already surrounded by Russian troops, and fierce fighting is underway.
On the day of the capture of Kherson, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a notice saying that since the beginning of the war, the Russian army has killed 498 people and wounded 1597 people.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov also revealed that so far, the Russian army has destroyed more than 1,500 Ukrainian military targets, including dozens of radar stations, command posts and communication centers.
In addition, Russia also announced the casualties of Ukrainian troops: about 2870 killed, about 3700 wounded, and 572 Ukrainians were captured.
This is the first time russia has published casualties since the beginning of the war, and the figures are more realistic. But Zelenskiy claimed that the Ukrainian army had eliminated 9,000 Russian troops.
Zelenskiy's claim is obviously untenable - although the Russian offensive is not as strong as expected, it is an indisputable fact that under the strong offensive of the Russian army, the Ukrainian army is obviously below.
Therefore, the casualties of the Ukrainian army cannot be better than that of the Russian army, let alone 18 times the death data released by Russia.
The battlefield was completely suppressed by the Russian army, and Ukraine began to hope to create problems for Russia in terms of "tactics".
On the 3rd, putin had a phone call with Modi on the issue of the evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine. Putin told Modi on the phone that Ukrainian militants want to use Indian students as "human shields" to prevent them from leaving Ukraine. The Russian side will work hard to ensure the safe evacuation of these students.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a large number of Indian students originally wanted to leave Ukraine and go to Beirod, Russia, but were forcibly detained by the Ukrainian authorities. At present, all these students are stranded in Kharkiv.
Russia believes that the Ukrainian authorities' approach is aimed at taking these Indian students hostage and asking them to cross the Ubo border, which is in the midst of fierce fighting.
Ukraine is the country with the largest number of international students in India only, consisting of more than 20,000 people. Although the Indian government announced the withdrawal of overseas Chinese at the first time after the war between Russia and Ukraine, there are still about 16,000 Indian students stranded.
In addition, because India abstained at the United Nations conference on the situation in Ukraine on the 25th of last month, India was quickly labeled as "taking sides with Russia". Not only were a large number of Indian students stranded, but also international students were beaten by Ukrainian military police.
Even on the 1st of this month, an Indian student named Navin was killed in a shelling in Kharkiv.
Navin's death put Modi under enormous pressure, and India's largest opposition party took the opportunity to make a big fuss, shelling Modi for failing to withdraw students from Ukraine in time, lacking strategic foresight, and warning Modi that he "cannot abandon his own people".
Against this backdrop, it is imperative for Modi to allow Indian students to leave Ukraine safely.
But the problem is that Ukraine has closed its national airspace due to the outbreak of war, and most countries, such as India, have difficulty in bringing back their citizens by charter flight. As a result, most Indians stranded in Ukraine have to travel to neighboring countries on their own and then take a charter flight back to China.
However, due to the obstruction of the Ukrainian authorities and the obvious loopholes in the evacuation plan formulated by the Indian government, not to mention taking a charter flight from home, it is not easy for India to leave Ukraine smoothly after studying abroad.
At the critical moment, Fang Zhisheng was so happy in a prosperous and powerful country. Since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, not only have both belligerents paid a heavy price, but also many foreign citizens have been killed or injured. It is hoped that in the upcoming second round of negotiations, Russia and Ukraine can reach consensus on key issues and achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible.