Russian missile attack kills 3 people, injures at least 8 in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia On the second day of deadly attacks on the region, its governor Ivan Fedorov said. Officials said seven apartment buildings, an industrial building, and medical and educational facilities were damaged. Prosecutors released images showing cars buried under rubble and fallen concrete and steel pillars. Federov said on social media that three more people were injured in the Porogivsky district.
Four guided bombs hit the town of Vilopilya in the Sumy region in northern Ukraine, killing one woman.said the authorities. At least three more people were injured in the attack, and a store and a city council building were damaged.
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant announced that a drone was shot down over reactor No. 6.. The ministry said on Monday that a drone had fallen onto the roof and released photos of the shut down reactor. The Russian government said Ukraine attacked the train station three times on Sunday and called the attacks “extremely dangerous,” but Kiev denied responsibility. The Guardian cannot independently verify either account. Earlier, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemned the earlier attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor. “This can’t happen,” Rafael Grossi said on social media, adding: “It is inconceivable that anyone would benefit or gain military or political advantage from an attack on a nuclear facility.” This is no good. ”
Russia convenes an emergency meeting of the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors Regarding the attack on the nuclear power plant, Moscow Monitoring Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov said:
Russia has shut down up to 80% of Ukraine’s conventional power plants and more than half of its hydropower plants in recent weekssaid the Ukrainian energy minister. “This is the biggest attack on Ukraine’s energy sector since the war began,” Germany’s Galushchenko said, adding that Russia has improved its weapons and is using Iranian-style explosive drones and missiles that cause more damage with each attack. He added that this may have led him to do so.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken., pressed members of Congress to pass a military aid package for Ukraine during a trip to Washington on Tuesday. Prime Minister Cameron said he would urge Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass the $60 billion bill, which has been on hold for months. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday added his voice to growing calls from prominent Republicans to pass the bill after some members accused aid opponents of bowing to Russian propaganda. Ta.
French foreign minister says dialogue with Russia is no longer in Paris’ ‘interest’ A rare phone call about a deadly attack at a Moscow concert hall last month has revealed a variety of accounts. Stéphane Séjournet told broadcasters France 24 and RFI that Russian officials’ explanations were “lies”.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Beijing on Monday In the midst of the war in Ukraine, it showed off the strength of its relationship with China. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that despite supporting the Kremlin over the invasion, it takes a “fair position” on the conflict and “actively promotes” peace negotiations.
The US Treasury Secretary threatened sanctions against Chinese banks that support Russia’s military. Janet Yellen said at the end of four days of talks with China that “banks that facilitate significant transactions that distribute military supplies and supplies to Russia’s defense industrial base are at risk of U.S. sanctions.” said.
The Kremlin has warned that a planned German military presence in Lithuania would increase tensions. Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO military alliance that borders Russia and its ally Belarus, earlier announced it would partially finance the permanent presence of 5,000 German troops starting in 2027.
