City
Epaper

Ukraine extends martial law

By IANS | Updated: March 21, 2022 10:35 IST

Kiev, March 21 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill extending the martial law in in the ...

Open in App

Kiev, March 21 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill extending the martial law in in the country as Moscow's invasion of Kiev was nearing a month.

According to Parliament, the legislation extended the current martial law for 30 days starting from 5.30 a.m. on March 26, reports Xinhua news agency.

On March 14, Zelensky had submitted a draft bill in Parliament calling for the extension.

The President had first declared the martial law on February 24 after Russia launched its military invasion of Ukraine.

In a televised address to the nation, the President announced that all able-bodied men from 18-60 years old were not allowed to leave Ukraine as the country began a general mobilisation of all reserve forces.

Two days later, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko declared a daily curfew from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.

The curfew was however, lifted on February 28.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: KyivparliamentXinhuaMoscowVolodymyr ZelenskyParliament `riksdagVolodymyr zelenskyiVitali klitschkoKiev vitaliy klitschkoVitalii klitschko
Open in App

Related Stories

National'Watershed Moment': PM Narendra Modi Louds Parliament for Passage of Waqf Amendment Bill

National'This was done intentionally, politically, to divide the country': West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee On Waqf Amendment Bill

NationalWaqf Amendment Bill : CM Yogi Adityanath Backs Law, Accuses Board of Land Encroachment

NationalWaqf Amendment Bill: What Will Change If Bill Is Passed in Parliament?

NationalWaqf Amendment Bill: Government Assures No Retrospective Effect, Set For Smooth Passage

International Realted Stories

InternationalPakistan evades accountability for Pahalgam attack, seeks China's support

InternationalPak: Canal protests paralyse goods movement across Sindh, ports warn of looming crisis

InternationalNorth Korea confirms for first time its troops fought war with Russia against Ukraine

InternationalBlast at Iran's Shahid Rajaee Port kills 40; Ayatollah Khamenei calls for investigation

InternationalSeveral injured after Florida ferry collides with another boat, police say