Ukraine War Update, March 10 - Moscow Admits For First Time It Sent Conscripts To Fight in Ukraine - Explained News, The Indian Express

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Ukraine war update, March 10:

Moscow admits for first time it
sent conscripts to fight in
Ukraine
From the beginning of the Ukraine invasion, the Russian army has denied
allegations that conscripts had been deployed for the “special operation”
against Ukraine. Just three days ago, President Vladimir Putin had denied
the allegations.
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Today, March 10, is Day 15 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what you need
to know about the war right now:
Moscow has admitted for the first time that it sent conscripts to fight in
Ukraine
Russia has a mandatory 12-month military service for all men between 19 and 27
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From the beginning of the Ukraine invasion, the Russian army has denied
allegations that conscripts had been deployed for the “special operation” against
Ukraine. Just three days ago, President Vladimir Putin had denied the
allegations. “Conscripted soldiers are not participating and will not participate in
the fighting. There will not be an additional conscription of reservists either. The
fixed objectives are only carried out by professional servicemen. I am sure they
are guaranteeing security and peace for the Russian
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manner,” Putin said in a televised address to mark International Women’s Day on
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March 8.
The allegations of conscripts at the front arose after complaints from mothers
that they had been unable to contact their sons who were undergoing
compulsory military service.
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On March 9, Defence Ministry spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that some

conscripts had been sent to Ukraine, news agencies, quoting Russian state-run
media, are saying. Peskov said that some of these conscripts had been captured
by the Ukrainian forces and taken prisoner of war. He said
Putin had ordered military prosecutors to investigate and punish the officials
responsible after discovering that his instructions to exclude conscripts from the
operation had been disobeyed.
Of Russia’s 1 million-strong military, Western analysts estimate roughly a quarter

could be conscripts. For more about the Russian military, read this.
The US has warned that Russia may be plotting a “false flag” chemical
weapons attack after Russia accused the US of exactly the same
On March 9, the Russian Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said a chemical
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weapons attack using ammonia was being planned in Ukraine in order to accuse
Russia of using chemical weapons.
“Ukrainian nationalists delivered around 80 tonnes of ammonia to the populated

locality of Zolochiv, north-west of Kharkiv, in the early hours of March 9.
According to residents who have left Zolochiv, nationalists are training them
what to do during a chemical attack,” Konashenkov said at a press briefing on
Wednesday, Interfax reported.
“All this indicates that Ukrainian nationalists are plotting provocations involving
toxic substances in order to subsequently accuse Russia of allegedly using
chemical weapons,” he said.
Refuting the allegations, White House Press Secretary Jen Paski said the claims
were false and served as an alert for a possible use of chemical weapons in
Ukraine by Russia.
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“We took note of Russia’s false claims about alleged US biological weapons labs
and chemical weapons development in Ukraine. We’ve also seen Chinese officials
echo these conspiracy theories.
“This is all an obvious ploy by Russia to try to justify its further premeditated,
unprovoked, and unjustified attack on Ukraine.
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“Now that Russia has made these false claims, and China has seemingly endorsed
this propaganda, we should all be on the lookout for Russia to possibly use
chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation

using them. It’s a clear pattern.
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Earlier in the day, Leonid Slutsky, head of the Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs
Committee pounced on testimony by US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland
in December 2021 to allege that Ukraine and the US had violated the Biological
and Toxin Weapons Convention.
“For years, there has been a direct threat to security not only to our country, but
the region, the European continent, or even perhaps the entire world (as the
pandemic record shows) right at Russia’s doorstep,” Interfax reported Slutsky
messaging on his Telegram channel on Wednesday.
“The American patrons of the Kyiv regime understand clearly that, if Russian
experts gain access to laboratory samples, which have been hastily eliminated in
Ukraine since February 24, it’s very likely that this would confirm that Kyiv and
Washington have breached the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention,” he
said.
“And what if these developments fall into the hands of extremists and
nationalists?” Slutsky said. “Do the American authorities realise consequences of
possible provocations?” he said.
In a hearing of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 7, 2021,

Nuland had said: “Ukraine has biological research facilities, which, in fact, we
are now quite concerned Russian troops, Russian forces may be seeking to gain
control of, so we are working with the Ukrainians on how they can prevent any
of those research materials from falling into the hands of Russian forces should
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research laboratories
researching diseases that affect animals and humans. While these labs have
received funding from the US, EU and WHO, the Pentagon’s Biological Threat
Reduction Program works with the Ukrainian government to ensure the security
of pathogens and toxins stored in the laboratories. The report said when similar
biowarfare accusations arose in 2020, the U.S. embassy in Kyiv issued a statement
saying its involvement was to ensure “dangerous pathogens do not fall into the
wrong hands.”
And the talks continue…
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dymtro
Kuleba have arrived in the Turkish city of Antalya on Wednesday evening, ahead
of today’s talks with with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.
This will be the first time that Russia and Ukraine are holding talks at this level.
Three rounds of talks have been between Russian and Ukrainian officials to
discuss the opening of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians.
The Turkish foreign minister Melvut Cavusoglu has said the talks, which will take
place on the side lines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, would be held in
“tripartite format” with Turkey, represented by him, acting as mediator.
Kuleba has said he was not expecting any

breakthroughs at the talks, but would push
Lavrov for a ceasefire, the removal of
Russian forces from Ukraine as well as take
up ways to address humanitarian issues
arrising out the invasion
“We are preparing for talks with my Russian

counterpart, Minister Lavrov. They will take
place tomorrow. We are working very seriously at the moment in order to hold
them as efficiently as possible. But, to be honest, I have quite moderate
expectations as far as these talks are concerned. I do not have any heightened
expectations for them, but, beyond any doubt, we will do as much as we can,”
Kuleba said during a live stream on Facebook on Wednesday.
“We are strong and we are confident of ourselves. We will do our best to uphold
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we will get in the end is
another question. It depends, among other things, on what instructions and
directives Mr. Lavrov has as he heads to these talks. I hope that he will pursue an
honest approach to these talks, acting not from a propagandist perspective, but
with the aim of looking for solutions that will stop this war,” Kuleba said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told German newspaper Bild that “in
any negotiation, my goal is to end the war with Russia. And I am also ready to
take certain steps.”
“Compromises can be made, but they must not be the betrayal of my country,”
Zelenskyy said.
The Kremlin spokesman said the talks were an “important continuation” of the
negotiation process.
“Speaking of the meeting between the foreign ministers [of Russia and Ukraine],
this is a continuation of the negotiating process, and a very important one. Let us
not jump the gun,” Peskov said at a press conference on Wednesday in response
to a request for comment on expectations from the Lavrov-Kuleba meeting,
according to Interfax.
“Let us wait until the meeting takes place,” he said.
The talks will take place in the shadow of the Russian bombing of a children’s
hospital in Mariupol, in which several are believed killed. President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy shared a video of the destruction caused by the bombing and said
several people including children were caught under the rubble.
The UN Office of the Human Rights Commissioner said that by March 8, it had
been able to verify a total of 516 civilian deaths in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Of
them, 37 were children; 908 people were reported to have been wounded.
OHCHR has said the numbers may be higher.
Ahead of the Lavorv Kuleba meeting, Russian troops have renewed their
encirclement of Kyiv, with some units advancing attempting to advance closer.
The US think tank Institute for the Study of War reported
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the southwest of the capital, but predicted that the battle for Kyiv would be “a
drawn-out affair unless the Russians can launch a more concentrated and
coherent attack than they have yet shown the ability to conduct”. According to
the ISW update, the Russian military is struggling to mobilize reserve manpower
to offset losses and fill out new units.
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ENGLISH தமிழ் বাংলা മലയാളം हिंदी मराठी

Ukraine war update, March 10:

W ritten by Nirupama Subramanian

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On March 9, Defence Ministry spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that some

Of Russia’s 1 million-strong military, Western analysts estimate roughly a quarter

“Ukrainian nationalists delivered around 80 tonnes of ammonia to the populated

How AAP's Punjab win heralds a tectonic shift in Indian politics

New guidelines for lower fees in private medical colleges

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chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, or to create a false flag operation

In a hearing of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 7, 2021,

And the talks continue…

Kuleba has said he was not expecting any

“We are preparing for talks with my Russian

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“Let us wait until the meeting takes place,” he said.

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